According to Spanish newspaper sources, the Barcelona club management has not yet contacted Argentine star Lionel Messi about joining the Catalan squad again for the following season once his current contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires.
With his contract with his present club set to expire soon, Lionel Messi turned around the poor play he shown with Paris Saint-Germain last season and appeared more potent in scoring during the current seasons of the French League and the Champions League.
In addition to what Barcelona’s Vice President for Economic Affairs said yesterday about the viability of contracting economically with Lionel Messi again, the Spanish newspaper “Marca” indicated that the Barcelona club’s management, despite the statements made by Joan Laporta weeks ago, in which he opened the door for the Argentine star to return again to the ranks of the Catalan team, did not come out of mere statements and did not rise to the serious level.
The article emphasised that Barcelona is still battling a number of issues affecting the Catalan squad at the moment, chief among them the high salary bill that the present board of directors is trying to resolve using a variety of economic levers to prevent a total collapse.
The player from Paris Saint-Germain, Lionel Messi, will be a free agent after his contract with his team expires, according to Barcelona’s economic vice president Eduardo Romeo, who also stressed in statements to Catalonia Public Radio that it is logical for the player to return to the club again, but this issue is technical. According to the coach’s requirement for his services, more than only administrative.
“We saved Barcelona, but we haven’t fixed the issue yet, and we don’t have anything healthy,” Edward Romeo continued.
When asked about when Barcelona will be financially stable, the club responded, “In these five years, in the 2024–25 season, we will be at the level that fits us. He also affirmed that the losses incurred from participating in the upcoming season won’t total 100 million euros.
“The club is moving in the right path, considering that we went through a period when we were unable to pay our employees’ salaries and had obligations related to debt restructuring, both short- and long-term, we have gained the confidence to carry out our duties and liquidity,” Romeo insisted.
Barcelona will not have issues next summer with the structure we have established, according to the vice-president of Barcelona. “You not only find yourself in an administrative disaster and a precarious economic situation, but also fight with the main sponsors to correct the complex situation,” he added.
Romeo stated in response to the wage bill’s impact on the administration’s crisis: “The problem lies in accessing people’s wallets, and this is a complicated topic, there are signed contracts, and we do not breach them.
Marca: Barcelona didn’t ask Messi to come back, and Laporta’s comments weren’t serious enough.
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