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.
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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.’
Messi will become a free agent on June 30 when his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires. As a result, the Spanish club is attempting to work out its financial situation to ensure that the Argentine has a return to Camp Nou this summer.
Some PSG supporters whistled at Messi during PSG’s 5-0 win over Ajaccio on Saturday at the Parc des Princes. As a result, it seems a separation is likely between the player and the French giants.
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