Beijing, March 29 (Xinhua) According to foreign media reports, Barca President Laporta said a few days ago when talking about the rumor that "Messi will return to Barca" that a new team is currently being established and the possibility of Messi's return is not considered.
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Earlier, there were rumors that Messi would return to Barca, and Laporta said: "No news has been received, and his agent has not told me that Messi wants to return. ”
"The truth is, we are not considering the possibility of Messi returning at the moment and we are building a new team. But Messi is Messi, he's the best player in the world, he's a Ballon d'Or winner, and he's not going back. While this kind of deal is not in our plans, Messi deserves to be respected. ”
On the subject of Messi's departure, Laporta said: "It's not easy for me, I didn't want things to develop like this, but it just happened, the club is first and I think we did what we had to do. ”
Infographic: Messi holds his seventh Ballon d'Or trophy.
Barca are now recovering under the leadership of manager Xavi and have gone unbeaten in 12 games in all competitions, ranking 3rd in La Liga. In the last round, Barca won 4-0 away to the leader Real Madrid in the "National Derby".
Paris Saint-Germain, where Messi is located, was reversed by Real Madrid 3:1 in the second leg of the previous Champions League quarter-finals, and Messi missed the Champions League quarterfinals for two consecutive years. (End)