Barcelona president Joan Laporta says he will do everything in his power to bring Lionel Messi back this summer.
Messi is set to leave Paris Saint-Germain in the summer when his contract expires, and is still considering his next move.
A Barcelona homecoming or a big money move to Saudi Arabia are the leading options.
However, Barcelona’s financial situation means a lot will have to come into place for a move to materialise.
The Catalan giants must lower their wage bill by a reported £180m if they are to make any significant signings.
Barcelona are hoping to bring Lionel Messi back with the player set to leave PSG in the summer
Club president Joan Laporta says they will do everything they can to bring him back
Barcelona must overcome their crippling financial issues to get a deal over the line
And Laporta has said the club will do whatever it takes, telling Jijantes FC that ‘we will do everything we can to bring Leo Messi back to Barcelona.’
He continued: ‘We are already working on next year’s team. We hope to be able to reinforce the team,’ he said.
‘We are in an austerity plan at the club to be able to have enough fair-play to allow us to improve the team. We are doing our homework to be able to have an even more competitive team next season.’
Laporta also paid tribute to Xavi, who has now won the league in Spain as both a player and a manager following Barcelona’s 4-2 win against Espanyol on Sunday.
‘Xavi has been decisive. Apart from his knowledge of football, he has knowledge of the institution, of the style,’ he added.
‘He has worked hard so that we can offer quality football. He has been decisive. He deserves congratulations. We have a great coach. We are very happy.’
Laporta vows to do ‘everything we can’ to bring Messi back to Barcelona
The president is hoping for transfers
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has vowed to do all he can to bring Lionel Messi back to Barcelona this summer from PSG.
The forward has been linked with a return but it’s not clear yet if Barcelona will be able to make the deal happen.
Yet Laporta was in bullish mood after seeing Barca crowned champions.
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The president also said he’s already thinking about next season’s team and is confident there were will be reinforcements coming.
“We are already working on next year’s team. We hope to be able to reinforce the team,” he said.
“We are in an austerity plan at the club to be able to have enough fair-play to allow us to improve the team. We are doing our homework to be able to have an even more competitive team next season.”
Laporta also paid tribute to Xavi, who has now won the league in Spain as both a player and a manager.
“Xavi has been decisive. Apart from his knowledge of football, he has knowledge of the institution, of the style,” he added. “He has worked hard so that we can offer quality football. He has been decisive. He deserves congratulations. We have a great coach. We are very happy.”
Source | Marca
Barcelona continue to be linked with a host of players, although it’s been reported that Martin Zubimendi and Lionel Messi are Xavi’s two priorities this summer.
