A former teammate of the eight-time Ballon d’Or national team, Agüero also said he hopes Messi can “play forever” and is confident the GOAT (best player of all time) will make a significant impact with reigning world champions Argentina at next summer’s World Cup in North America.
The Messi-Barcelona chapter is not over.
The Manchester City legend made the claims during an interview with Stake.
Asked for his opinion on his former teammate’s possible return to Barcelona in the run-up to the Camp Nou reopening, Agüero noted that Messi had returned to his adopted city for more than 20 years with his wife, sparking widespread speculation about the relationship between Barca and their greatest player of all time.
Messi said he thoroughly enjoyed his time at Barcelona and that he and his wife Antonela spoke “constantly” about a return to Catalonia. Club president Joan Laporta has responded to rumors of a loan move for the Inter Miami player, while new goalkeeper Joan Garcia has expressed her desire to see Messi back on the pitch. Recently, an article suggesting that Messi had reached a permanent agreement to return to Barça following his departure from PSG reignited speculation. Rumors are rife about a possible return to the club, in one form or another, before retirement. Agüero would be delighted to see this happen.
Agüero: Messi is the most important player in the history of FC Barcelona
Agüero said: “ Messi is the most important player FC Barcelona has ever known. He is a legend of the club and the city. Messi is inseparable from Barça and I think he enjoyed stepping onto the Camp Nou pitch again. I don’t think this story is over. »
The 37-year-old is close friends with Messi, with the pair having played together in Argentina’s youth teams. They played together 88 times for the national team and briefly played for FC Barcelona at the same time. However, just months after Agüero signed with the Catalan club in the summer of 2021, Messi left Barcelona for PSG due to the club’s financial difficulties.
