Messi

Leo Messi has been in Barcelona since this Sunday afternoon. The Argentine, who starred in PSG's victory against Clermont on Saturday night, ...

Coppa ItaliaStar+,ESPN 3GenoaBenevento08 Aug 2022 So, he arrived in Barcelona for the first time since rumours began and Laporta said that the club "morally owe him" a return. The Argentine landed on Catalan soil this Sunday, just a few hours after he starred together with Neymar in PSG's 0-5 victory over Clermont.

FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi have opened negotiations for the club legend to return to the Camp Nou in 2023.

Right at the time he appears to finally be finding his feet with his French employers, however, Messi is being linked back to his first love and boyhood club. Aged 36 by the time he becomes a free agent again if not putting pen to paper once more with PSG, Messi could sign for Barca for a year or two it is said and therefore retire at the club he spent over two decades with after arriving at the La Masia academy as a teenager from Argentina. On June 30 next year, Messi's contract ends with his current club Paris Saint Germain with whom he is said to have the option of extending for another 12 months should he wish.

When asked by the Spanish press about a possible return to Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi remained quiet.

The Argentine remains silent about his future and even gave the cold shoulder when asked by Deportes Cuatro whether Messi would be interested in returning to Barcelona when his deal with PSG expires. Over the last few weeks, FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta and manager Xavi Hernández have discussed the possibility of Lionel Messi returning to the Spanish club next summer. However, the 35-year-old reportedly wants to focus on the FIFA World Cup in November, which is likely his last tournament.