“I am one of those who think that fate is wise, the beautiful stories of life must end well,” said Vice President Rafa Yuste a few days ago when asked about the hypothetical return of Leo Messi to Barcelona. The manager acknowledged contacts with the Argentine’s environment, taking advantage of his reluctance to renew for PSG (his contract ends on June 30). However, the big question is whether Barcelona is going to be able to make a real offer to Rosario or everything will remain in this initiative that has been launched from the club so that the Camp Nou chants his name in the tenth minute of each game. . Barça’s delicate economic situation makes it difficult for him to return, while PSG has already put a firm offer on the table for him to renew and Al-Hilal, 400 million to polish Saudi football for one season. Barcelona is awaiting a meeting with LaLiga to find out what offer they can present to Messi without breaking his financial rules. Javier Tebas, bellicose with the Barça club in the last transfer markets, is clear about it: “With the economic situation of Barcelona, Messi, if his salary is not lowered, he could not return.” The Barça club will present an economic feasibility plan, with a substantial salary reduction for the squad and a series of exits with which to generate financial fair play. Related News Standard football No Laporta already has a date to clarify all doubts about the Negreira case Sergi Font The president will appear at a press conference next Monday, April 17 after the internal investigation carried out by the club But does Barcelona really need the return of Leo Messi? The answer is given by Yuste: «Of course I would love for him to come back. For what it could represent at a sporting, social and economic level. We are in contact with them.” That is precisely the key, in the importance that the Argentine would have to revitalize the battered situation of the club. Messi is the lifeline that Laporta clings to to generate confidence among investors, increase sponsorships, facilitate the move to Montjuïc or generate an increase in income at all levels. Messi is the name that all investors and sponsors want to join and that relaxes the existing doubts after the explosion of the Negreira case or the insinuations after the awarding of the reform of the stadium to the Turkish company Limak. It is still curious that the vice president slipped the contacts with the world champion when the negotiation was closing to get the 1,500 million needed to build the new stadium. Laporta is also aware that the move to Montjuïc will affect the mood of fans who are already reluctant to go to the Camp Nou and that he can leave the team alone during his exile to the Olympic stadium. The return of Messi would be the necessary incentive to fill the stands and overcome the reluctance of the tourist. The attraction would no longer be the Camp Nou but the prize would be to see Messi in action. Tailor-made ecosystem Aware that the economic offer they make will not be the best they are going to have, Barcelona tries to persuade the footballer emotionally. And the first, beyond his family’s sentimental pleasure of returning ‘home’, is to create an ecosystem in which Leo feels comfortable. The renewal of Busquets or the continuity of Jordi Alba, his two best friends on the squad, are cheeky nods. In addition, Laporta is already preparing the contract extension of Xavi, a coach who is a personal friend of Rosario and who has already publicly opened the doors of the team. Both speak assiduously and the man from Egar is one of the few who can convince him to return. Laporta already held a half-hour meeting before Easter with Jorge Messi to talk about the tribute that the club wants to pay his son after his traumatic departure, but the key meeting remains, the one that the president has with the footballer, who is still saddened by his departure.
