Lionel Messi is poised to leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of this season. (Photo: AFP)
BARCELONA: With Lionel Messi’s time at Paris Saint-Germain drawing to a close, the Argentine forward will soon reveal his future — but hopes of a romantic return to Barcelona are fading.
Messi, who turns 36 in June, is Barcelona’s all-time record goalscorer and biggest icon and was forced to wave a tearful goodbye in 2021 at the end of his contract, with the club unable to afford to keep him.
Coach Xavi Hernandez has been pushing hard for the World Cup winner to come back, but Messi’s camp has told Spanish media no offer from Barcelona has arrived yet.
“For me there is no doubt that if Messi comes back he will help us on a footballing…
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