FC Barcelona: Towards a historic tribute for Messi!

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

This week, Lionel Messi returned to Barcelona. The Argentinian was present on the Camp Nou pitch to discover the new version of the stadium.

His photo, published on his Instagram account, went around the world and sparked strong reactions. The entire Catalan people were delighted to see the club’s greatest legend again in this legendary venue.

A cliché which did not fail to provoke a reaction from the president of the Blaugranas Joan Laporta who took the opportunity to send a strong message to the Argentinian during an advertising event. “ He deserves a statue in our new stadium. We are preparing a model, we will talk to the family and if they agree, we will put it in place,” he said. A big bomb which should make the web react but especially the supporters of FC Barcelona.

Messi and Barça it’s over

Having left FC Barcelona in the summer of 2021 and reluctantly, Lionel Messi would have liked to end his career in his lifelong club. But this option was not possible since he signed for Paris Saint-Germain then Inter Miami.

If rumors suggested that a return to Barça was possible before the end of his career, Catalan president Joan Laporta put an end to all rumors on the subject. “ Things didn’t end as we would have liked. If in some way this tribute can fix what hasn’t been done, I think that would be a good thing. But with the immense respect I have for Messi, for all the professionals at the club, and the “socios”, I believe that speculating (on a possible return as a player) is not realistic. »