Before finally choosing Inter Miami to pursue his career, Lionel Messi was spoiled for choice. If an extension on the side of Paris Saint-Germain was no longer a possibility, Saudi Arabia even seemed to be on pole for a while to attract the Pulga. But despite the growing interest of the Middle Eastern country, with its unlimited means in particular, the sevenfold Ballon d’Or did not choose this option. While the possibility of returning to FC Barcelona, his favorite club, had also been mentioned, the now former PSG player preferred to continue his adventure on the side of Major League Soccer, to the great misfortune of Barcelona supporters. And the president of the Catalan club returned to this failure during an interview with the media Sport.
Indeed, Joan Laporta addressed several topics during this interview including the aborted transfer of Lionel Messi to FC Barcelona. Asked about the possibility of seeing the Pulga again with the Barcelona club jersey, the president of the Blaugranas kicked into touch. “I think it’s more complicated and you have to ask him. This time he had the idea to come, we wanted him to come, following Xavi, the board and me. This does not happen. Leo takes great care of him, he has an exceptional talent and he can always perform because he is always decisive, as we saw at the World Cup, but I’m not going to interfere., notably entrusted the Spanish leader. If it seems totally impossible, the latter does not completely close the door to a return of the prodigal son…
