Messi ignores Laporta

When nobody expected it, the name of Lionel Messi, 35 years old, appeared in Barcelona.

Above all, on the Barcelona tour in the United States.

Starting from the states of mind of President Joan Laporta, sometimes more euphoric, others more prudent, the nostalgia for the abrupt and surprising goodbye of the Argentine - top scorer in the history of the Barça club (672 goals) and player who more times has worn the team's shirt (778)—became the hope of Ten's return.

“I hope and wish that Messi's chapter at Barça is not over.

Morally, I am indebted to him," said the top manager.

Messi, however, did not say a peep.

At least publicly.

Xavi Hernández was also trapped in the Messi labyrinth that the president had created.

The technician opted for common sense.

“Leo has a contract.

It is utopian to say that he will come this year.

Yes, I would like his stage at Barça not to have ended, ”explained the coach.

The Rosario will be linked to PSG, at least until 2023, and it is already known what it costs to escape from the Parc des Princes.

If not, ask Neymar and his frustrated desire to return to Spain.

Sources from the Barça sports management assure, in any case, that Messi celebrates the game of Xavi's team.

Situation that put the Barça coaching staff on alert.

"With the pressure that the team is exerting now, Leo would score 50 goals," they say in the offices of the Ciudad Deportiva.

The Argentine, again, no peep.

Nothing unusual in Ten.

Yes, on the other hand, both Messi and Xavi acknowledge that their relationship has been kept alive since they stopped sharing a dressing room in 2015. "I'm friends with Leo," concludes the Catalan.

Today marks one year since Xavi put a stop to his vacation to fire Messi from Barcelona.

On August 8, 2021, the Catalan coach appeared at the Camp Nou the day that Diez, through tears, released: “I did everything possible to stay.

The club, I don't know."

Laporta, two days before, also in the same room of the Auditori 1899, had explained why Barcelona could not fulfill the contract that had been promised to Rosario.

“In order to have fair play, Barça had to mortgage the television rights for half a century.

And I'm not willing to do that for anyone.

The club is above everyone, even the best player in history”, Laporta stressed.

This summer, to meet the requirements of LaLiga (in addition to being able to reverse the financial situation),

Barça sold 25% of the television rights for the next 25 years.

A new economic and financial scenario that allowed the sports management to sign (not yet sign) Kessié, Chistensen, Raphinha, Koundé and Lewandowski for around 170 million.

Lewandowski distance

The arrival of the Pole, the club's new franchise player, represented by Pini Zahavi —"Thank you for bringing him, brother," Laporta acknowledged, distances Messi from Barcelona.

The new Barça center forward was one of the few footballers with whom the Argentine had a public scuffle.

"You deserved the Ballon d'Or," Messi said after beating Lewandowski in the voting for the latest France Football award.

"I would like his statement to be honest, not empty words," the then Bayern striker replied.

El Diez didn't like it at all that his honesty was questioned: "Let him say what he wants, I'm not interested."

Lewandowski plays in the same position in which Messi intends to end his career.

But, above all, for Rosario to return to the Camp Nou different conditions should be produced.

The wound still stings him and the power of the club (in the offices and in the locker room) lies in those who pushed him out.

From Paris they do not want to speculate on the possible return of the player to the Camp Nou.

In the environment of the Argentine they point to 2023 as the year in which he will decide his future.

“Until after the World Cup I am not going to make any decisions, both at the national team level and at the club level,” explains the Argentina captain in private.

Messi has already purged his disenchantment in Paris and now turns on his football in the Parc des Princes.

"Last year he had a difficult season, he was getting used to it," says PSG coach Christophe Galtier.

Aided by the new tactical system, he now seems liberated.

"We have the feeling that something big is brewing," they acknowledge in the PSG locker room.

Donnarumma kept the goal, Sergio Ramos forgot about injuries, Verrati and Vitinha created balance, and Neymar and Messi accepted that the Parisian club had given up on Mbappé.

Of course, the Argentine wants to be the one who commands the field.

The Brazilian already knows how to live with the ambition of his colleague.

He now he will have to accept the French.

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