Joan Laporta provides update on Lionel Messi return rumours

Joan Laporta has addressed rumours linking Lionel Messi with a shock return to Barcelona, insisting that he’ll do his finest to convey the legendary ahead again to the membership.

Messi was pressured to go away Barca final summer time as a result of membership’s crippling monetary points, with the participant shifting to Paris Saint-Germain.

Chatting with CBS, Laporta was requested in regards to the choice to let the membership’s best ever participant depart, and if there’s the potential of re-signing Messi within the close to future.

“I did what I needed to do with a view to put the establishment above one of the best participant in our historical past,” he stated. “I’ve identified Messi since he was a child and I really like Leo.

“I really feel in ethical debt to Messi. He is one of the best participant in our historical past and I’ll do my finest with a view to guarantee he can have one of the best ending of his profession with a Barça shirt on.

“I wish to convey him again. It is not going to be straightforward however I feel with the right technique we might do it. I feel Messi has been crucial participant in our historical past. Throughout a protracted interval of success he was the chief. He was the one who excited our supporters. We’ll do our greatest to have Messi ending his profession at Barcelona and being applauded by everybody.

“The top of Leo at Barcelona was not one of the best. It was a tough time. We needed to take a call and put the membership above one of the best participant in our historical past. However I feel now we have to work now to have Messi finish his profession again sporting the shirt of Barcelona being applauded on each subject that he performs.

“We’ll do our greatest to provide him the ending he deserves.”

Supervisor Xavi additionally admitted he needs to see Messi again at Camp Nou additional down the road.

“It is an concept that the membership has, however not for this season,” he insisted. “Clearly, I want it hadn’t ended prefer it did.

“He deserves one final probability to show that he’s one of the best participant in historical past. Sure, I wish to see him at Barcelona once more.”

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