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There was a lot of optimism in the Catalan media on Monday night, which was already "celebrating" Leo Messi's return to Barcelona after two years at Paris Saint-Germain. But this exciting comeback is once again receding and the reason: the enormous financial difficulties of Barca, who must act quickly to get rid of players and ease their salary cap.
Jorge Messi, Leo's father, met with Joan Laporta last night and made it clear that his son wants to return to Barcelona. But the Barca president has not been able to make an official offer for the player, who is under enormous pressure from Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal, who is willing to pay him a lot of money and is trying to attract him.
"Ready to play Barcelona for free." Messi (Photo by Getty Images, Julian Finney)
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Mundo Deportivo claims that the next 48 hours will be crucial for Messi's future, and if Laporta fails to make the player an offer, he will turn to the Saudi option, where he will of course earn much more money as Ronaldo does, and next season Benzema – his two biggest rivals in the Spanish league – will also earn.
As for Barca, it will have to act quickly with the sale of senior players such as Ferran Torres, Raphinha and perhaps Ansu Fati who is in huge demand and has dried up on Xavi's bench. In Argentina, by the way, it is reported that this whole saga is negatively affecting Messi, who is "in a bad mental state because he wants to return to play for Barcelona, even for free."
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