Barcelona’s plan with Lionel Messi: tribute to the Argentine in 2024

Lionel Messi is considered the best player in the history of Barcelona. So, from the current club board they believe it is fair to recognize the striker. In fact, there are plans for the Argentine to feel all the affection of the fans of the institution that saw him grow as a professional and to which he left dozens of trophies.

This Tuesday, the Mundo Deportivo newspaper advanced that the high command, headed by President Joan Laporta, has the idea of ​​paying a well-deserved tribute to Leo Messi. The act should take place in 2024, as part of the various activities that the Catalans will do on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the Catalan entity.

Barça, at the time, will formalize the proposal with the footballer. In this sense, Messi’s response will be decisive to start up what is being worked on inside the Catalans. If positive, the South American will return to the Camp Nou, a field that he left in the previous campaign to sign for PSG.

On the other hand, according to the cited source, in Barcelona they still value the intentions expressed by the Argentine. When the gunner retires from the activity, he wants to continue linked to football and with the azulgranas. In fact, Messi stated that he wants to act as sports secretary so that, from that position, he continues to support the club.

Messi’s departure

Before learning of Barcelona’s initiative with Lionel Messi, the club’s owner once again recalled the “painful” departure of the Argentine. The senior manager reviewed what happened in what has been described as one of the entity’s most bitter episodes. Of course, Laporta reiterated that he prioritized the stability of the institution.

“If I take stock, it is the saddest decision of all and I would never have wanted to make it, but I am not sorry either because I wanted to put the institution ahead of everything, even ahead of coaches and the best player in history. And we had to. Because the situation we inherited is what it was. And no matter how much will and intention we had, we came across a reality. It might seem that there was nothing afterwards, but those of us who love Barça know that history continues and with work and well-thought-out decisions, we can continue on the path of success”expressed on Barça TV.