The future of Lionel Messi is still unclear. At the end of his contract at Paris Saint-Germain, the Argentine should no longer be Parisian next season, which opens the door to a departure. Among the possible destinations, besides Miami and Saudi Arabia, FC Barcelona, his historic club. Champions yesterday, the Blaugranas led by Xavi dream of a return of their star, even if it turns out to be financially compromised.
After yesterday's title match, won on the pitch of Espanyol Barcelona, president Joan Laporta said: "We will do everything to bring him back. We are already working on next season's team. We hope to get stronger. We have set up an austerity plan at the club to be able to enter the nails of financial fair play to be able to recruit. We are doing our job to have an even more competitive team next season. »
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But the task promises to be complicated, as the finances of the Spanish club are in the red. Before they can make an offer, the Catalans must make up a deficit of 200 million euros, via sales or wage cuts. But it will be necessary to act quickly because Saudi Arabia has already gone on the offensive with a huge offer, estimated at about 400 million euros per year.