Football legend Lionel Messi plans to depart PSG this summer after spending two years with the Paris Giants. However, Barcelona boss Xavi has again played up a Lionel Messi return to Barcelona and insists that the 35-year-old still has years ahead of him to play at the highest level.
Messi scored 672 goals in 778 appearances for Barca between 2003 and 2021 and won the Champions League four times.
Asked about the impact Messi would have on this Barcelona team, who won the LaLiga title this season, Xavi told Barcelona-based newspaper SPORT: “I’m in no doubt that if Messi were to return, he would help us in what we want to achieve with our football.
“I am in no doubt and I’ve told this to the president. He continues to be a determined footballer, he has the hunger still.”
Messi still believes that he can play at the highest level in Europe and that returning to Barcelona will be a fairy-tale reunion.
The outcome in the coming weeks will determine if Barca can finalize the deal or if Lionel Messi will need to consider other options in Europe, MLS, or Saudi Arabia at this career stage.
