“I don’t know anything yet,” said Jorge Messi, persecuted by a cloud of journalists in a video reproduced by the Spanish media, when asked if Messi can return to Barcelona.
“I would love” for him to return to Barça, he added when asked if he would like his son to return to the Catalan capital and he also answered with a brief “yes” and a half smile when asked if Barça is also the preferred option of the ‘ 10’.
Jorge Messi recalled, however, that the eventual return of his son still “depends on a lot of things”.
The father of the Argentine star specified that he spoke with the Barcelona president, Joan Laporta, “but nothing concrete”.
Messi’s father and representative stated that there will be a decision soon, but “I don’t know what decision, I don’t know yet, we have to talk about lots of things.”
Messi played his last game with PSG on Saturday, with whom his contract ends after two years defending the French club’s shirt.
Barça have already shown their desire to have the Argentinian star again in statements by both president Laporta and coach Xavi Hernández, but are constrained by the club’s finances.
The Barça team is waiting for LaLiga to give the green light to its feasibility plan to be able to face new signings, which would have prevented Barça from already transferring an offer to Messi, according to the Spanish press.
Inter Miami of the American MLS would also have shown interest in signing the ’10’, while sources close to the negotiation stated on Sunday that senior leaders of the Saudi club Al Hilal traveled to Paris to close a mega-contract with Messi.
The Saudi delegation plans to meet with the soccer player’s father and agent, Jorge Messi, with the aim of achieving the Argentine’s signature as soon as possible, these sources added.