Manchester City opponents in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Bayern Munich is 2nd in the Bundesliga with only one point behind leaders Borussia Dortmund. The club is also in the quarter-finals of the German Cup. Ever since his not-so-nice departure from Barcelona, speculation has been rife about Leo Messi’s return to the Camp Nou. The Argentine is slowly coming to the end of the second year of his contract at Paris Saint-Germain and there is little chance that he will extend it. Rich offers from Saudi Arabia and the MLS league have been on the table for a long time, but there is no response from him. It is as if they are waiting for Barcelona to make the first move and for Messi to open the door to his return to Catalonia. The painful parting with Barcelona is still fresh, but the wounds are slowly healing. Although the best player in the club’s history and a symbol of Barcelona’s most successful era, Messi left the club with the label of a greedy star who wanted to be consulted with everything that is happening at the club and whose pharaonic income almost cost Barcelona a complete financial collapse.🚨 Sergio Aguero: “Laporta has to make an effort in bringing back Leo” pic.twitter.com/EVK3KgtOm2— FC Barcelona Fans Nation (@fcbfn_live) March 23, 2023 At least that was the intention of the previous management led by Josep Bartomeu, who wanted to hide his incompetence and failures behind propaganda against Messi. The Argentine left the club offended, and he did not part company with Bartomeu’s successor, Joan Laporte, with whom he once had a close relationship. Although Laporta and Barcelona would like to see Messi back in Catalonia, they will have to change and do a lot. Messi did not even want to take a photo with Laporte at the recent FIFA ceremony, but there are chances of reconciliation, at least if we take into account the words from his best friend and best man Sergio Aguero. “My feeling is that there is a 50 percent chance that Leo Messi will return to Barca. I think Leo should retire at Barca. Barcelona is his home; he must finish his career here. Laporta must make an effort to bring Leo back” said the Argentinian about his mate’s chances of returning. Messi is leaving say the French, Messi must stay, say the SpaniardsBarcelona is still in a difficult financial situation and the question is how they could afford a big Messi contract. But a much bigger question is how Barca would publicly apologize and correct the injustice done two years ago. Messi is waiting for something like that so that they can even talk about cooperation. The first steps were taken recently when Laporta met with Messi’s father Jorge which could be labeled as a start. A much more difficult task for Laporta will be a face-to-face meeting with Leo. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7126014##
