Barcelona have confirmed contacts with Lionel Messi’s family regarding his return to the club

This was recognized by the vice-president of the FC Barcelona sports area, ​​​​Rafa Yuste contact with Lionel Messi’s family for the return of the world champion to the club.

In the press conference to present the Barça Academy World Cup held at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, the coach underlined that he has “a lot of respect” for the French club, with which Messi has a contract until next June, but assured that he would like the footballer wore the Barça shirt again.

“I’ve always had a thorn in my side that Leo (Messi) couldn’t continue at Barça. Of course I’d like him to come back,” explained Yuste, who added that “the infatuation (between the player and the club) is mutual” and “fate is wise and takes you back to where you should be“.

However, Yuste admitted that recently the president of Barcelona, Joan Laporta, met the footballer’s father and emphasized that there is a “good relationship” with the player’s environment.

However, club leader Barça has qualified for a possible return of Messi to the Camp Nou It will depend on the financial situation of the club.strongly conditioned by the rules of financial fair play imposed by La Liga.

Although Yuste was in favor of Messi’s return, he indicated there was “no plan of attack” to sign the player and stressed that he has “a lot of respect” for PSG.

Yuste’s statements come after a few weeks in which several Barcelona players, such as Marc-André ter Stegen and Sergi Roberto, have shown themselves in favor of the ’10’ returning to play at the Camp Nou.

Furthermore, the former Argentine footballer Sergio Agüero, a friend of Leo Messi, recently explained that the chances of the footballer dressing up as a Barça player again were 50%.

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