Messi's contract extension with Paris Saint-Germain is still not progressing; In Catalonia, calls for "Messi's return" are getting louder. The April 9 issue of World Sport revealed that Messi wanted Laporta to contact him voluntarily. However, the Barça president will need to ensure that La Liga can register before taking action.
Barca are eager for the return of Messi, whether it is club president Laporta, vice-president Yester, football director Alemani, manager Xavi, Sergio Busquets and other bigwigs, all express the same will: a good story, there should be a happy ending. Messi, who was not happy in Paris, gradually changed his mind.
Breaking the deadlock between Messi and Laporta would be a crucial step. "World Sport" pointed out that after the foreshadowing communication between his father Jorge Messi and the intermediary, Messi wanted Laporta to contact him directly to discuss the topic of return.
If Le Monde's claim is true, it will be a major change in Messi's attitude.
In August 2021, Messi left Barca in tears. For the next two years, Messi has been avoiding Laporta. At the 2021 Ballon d'Or, Laporta wanted to take a photo with Messi, but was stopped by Jorge Messi; At the 2022 Ballon d'Or, Laporta announced that he would attend, but Messi did not go, and Laporta did not go; At the FIFA Gala in February, both Messi and Laporta were present, and the two were separated by 20 meters without any verbal exchange. In Laporta's words, "eyes meet".
Laporta has been courting Messi in public, but has not communicated directly with Messi. When Messi asked Laporta to take the initiative to contact, what was Ra's attitude? Catalan media pointed out that the Barça club is working intensively on La Liga's fiscal fairness bill, and only after obtaining La Liga's registration permission will Laporta take action to invite Messi back.
As Barca manager, Xavi has been pushing for Messi's return. In Xavi's tactical system, Messi has a place, and Barca try to create a comfortable environment to pave the way for Messi's return. "World Sport" said that Messi knows the love of Barça clubs and fans, love is mutual, which is also an important reason why Messi misses Barca. Next, Barca's focus is to obtain official La Liga registration permission, and then carry out cleaning operations to free up salary space.