Barcelona vice president Eduard Romeu claimed it would be “possible” for Lionel Messi to return to the club next season.
- PSG star out of contract after this term
- Romeu said it would be “financially viable” to sign him
- But VP admits he won’t make final decision
WHAT HAPPENED? Messi has yet to announce what he will do after the 2022-23 season, as he wants to focus exclusively on the World Cup right now. Still, speculation is growing that he may fancy a return to Camp Nou.
WHAT THEY SAID: “It would be possible financially because if he returned it would be as a free agent,” Romeu said to El Mati de Catalunya Radio. “But it’s a decision which has to be made by the coaching staff and the player. It doesn’t correspond to me [to make those decisions], but it would be viable.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Messi left Barcelona in large part because of their financial crisis, but the Blaugrana have raised funds since then through the activation of economic levers. There is a belief that by next summer, they could manage to pay his wages – though he hasn’t indicated he’s actually willing to make a return. READ MORE
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