Barcelona acknowledges contacts for the return of Messi

The vice president of the sports department FC Barcelona, Rafael Yusteadvocated this Friday for the return of Lionel Messi to the Barça club and acknowledged contacts with the striker’s family.

At the press conference to present the Barça Academy World Cup tournament held at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, the manager pointed out that he has “a lot of respect” for the French club, with whom Messi has a contract until next June, although he does not He hid that, on a personal level, he would like the footballer to wear the Barça jacket again.

“I have always had the thorn in me that Leo (Messi) could not continue at Barça. Of course I would love for him to come back”, explained Yuste, who added that the “infatuation (between the player and the club) is mutual” and “fate is wise and makes you return to where you should be”.

However, Yuste admitted that recently the president of Barcelona, ​​Joan Laporta, met with the footballer’s father and pointed out that there is a “good relationship” with the player’s entourage.

However, the leader of the Barca club qualified that a possible return of Messi to the Camp Nou will depend on the economic situation of the club, highly conditioned by the financial ‘fair play’ regulations imposed by LaLiga.

Despite the fact that Yuste was in favor of Messi’s return, he indicated that there is no “an attack plan” to hire the footballer and stressed that he has “a lot of respect” for PSG.

Yuste’s statements come after a few weeks in which several Barcelona footballers, such as Marc-André ter Stegen and Sergi Roberto, have shown themselves in favor of the ’10’ playing again at the Camp Nou.

In addition, the former Argentine soccer player Sergio Agüero, a friend of Leo Messi, recently explained that the chances of the soccer player dressing again as a Barça player were 50%.