Lionel Messi Barcelona

2023 - 3 - 22

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Lionel Messi Will Have A New Position And Role At FC Barcelona ... (Forbes)

Lionel Messi would have a new position and role in Xavi Hernandez's four-man midfield system if he returns to the club this summer, it has been claimed.

One thing is for sure, if Messi is either the false left winger or right-sided midfielder, someone among Gavi, Pedri, De Jong and Busquets is going to be left unhappy by reduced playing time. Messi being the right-sided midfielder would complicate life for Pedri, who would probably not be axed and instead take someone else's position to perhaps drop deeper alongside De Jong. Messi could therefore take Gavi's position as a false left winger who retreats to act as an 'interior' when Alejandro Balde or Jordi Alba charge up the wing from left back.

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FC Barcelona Improve Lionel Messi Return Offer To €200 Million ... (Forbes)

FC Barcelona have reportedly improved their offer for Lionel Messi to return to the club this summer and have set his potential contract's length.

[claimed](https://twitter.com/elchiringuitotv/status/1638477366203944961) on Tuesday evening that Barca have been working on Messi's comeback for more than the past 10 days and have a plan with an "imaginative formula" to pay him related to marketing. [says](https://twitter.com/ManagingBarca/status/1638148399064305666) that Barca will offer Messi a low base wage and then a "percentage of income" he generates for the club. [carries a report](https://www.elnacional.cat/ca/esports/messi-oferta-barca-arribar-fins-200-milions_993000_102.html) from Madrid-Barcelona, it is now alleged that Messi's potential earnings could reach €200 million ($216 million) with the Catalans as he is also given the profits from merchandising tied to his name. [ruled out a move to the Middle East](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomsanderson/2023/03/21/lionel-messi-makes-decision-on-post-paris-saint-germain-contract-futurereports/) as PSG will [improve their offer](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomsanderson/2023/03/21/paris-saint-germain-prepare-new-contract-renewal-offer-for-lionel-messi-stay-to-snub-fc-barcelonareports/), FC Barcelona are also upping the stakes according to various reports. ["final offer" ](https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=f96c24856d48f6b6JmltdHM9MTY3OTQ0MzIwMCZpZ3VpZD0yYzhjNWMzYy02ZWU0LTZkZTYtMGExNS00Yzk2NmY0YzZjZmUmaW5zaWQ9NTE3NA&ptn=3&hsh=3&fclid=2c8c5c3c-6ee4-6de6-0a15-4c966f4c6cfe&psq=tom+sanderson+forbes+final+offer+messi&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9yYmVzLmNvbS9zaXRlcy90b21zYW5kZXJzb24vMjAyMy8wMy8wMS9mYy1iYXJjZWxvbmEtbWFrZS1saW9uZWwtbWVzc2ktZ2VuaXVzLTEwMC1taWxsaW9uLWZpbmFsLW9mZmVyLXRvLXJldHVybi10by1jbHViLXRoaXMtc3VtbWVycmVwb3J0cy8&ntb=1)to Messi which would entail him receiving €200,000 ($216,000) yearly and then the expected €100 million ($108 million) proceeds from his farewell match. Messi is said to have turned the Parisians down because of their attempt to lower his reported €30 million ($32.4 million) yearly salary to navigate Financial Fair Play limits.

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Analysis: Where would Lionel Messi fit on potential return to ... (Football Espana)

Barcelona, fans and President alike, are dreaming of a return for Lionel Messi this summer. The Argentine forward, who was forced out by the gruesome ...

Pedri would likely have to be moved back in that scenario too. [MD](https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20230322/1001971251/messi-encajar-barca-cuarto-medio.html) suggest that if he were to return, one of two positions would be available to him. Particularly when considering he and Lewandowski would have a combined age of 71 by September.

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Lionel Messi seriously considering Barcelona return - report (Barca Blaugranes)

La Liga's executives are said to not have closed the door on the possibility of Messi signing, but they say it's remote because Barcelona have to reduce their ...

[In France,](https://www.footmercato.net/a2550082298114921375-psg-lionel-messi-chaud-pour-revenir-au-fc-barcelone) they have gone as far as to say that Messi considers it a priority to go to Barcelona. There have also been speculation that [Manchester City](https://bitterandblue.sbnation.com) could be an option, as he tried to join them in the past. La Liga’s executives are said to not have closed the door on the possibility of Messi signing, but they say it’s remote because Barcelona have to reduce their wage bill by a lot. Inter Miami and a Saudi Arabian team have been mentioned as possible destinations. In addition, his family prefers to live in Barcelona. [FC Barcelona](https://www.barcablaugranes.com), according to various reports.

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'I wish I could have spent a couple more years with him': Lionel ... (The Indian Express)

Lionel Messi might have cemented his legacy as one of the greatest in football. Still, when he was a budding footballer at Barcelona, it was under the ...

He plays with the ball like you. The way he left was very strange,” said Messi of Ronaldinho’s departure. Lionel Messi might have cemented his legacy as one of the greatest in football.

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Lionel Messi Barcelona return escalates as succession plan ... (Scottish Daily Record)

Lionel Messi has been at PSG for eighteen months but could be in line for a return to Spain.

The only window to change this status was during a transfer window, with Barcelona failing to do that in January's timeframe over salary limit rules. And, according to Mundo Deportivo, the Argentine World Cup winner could return to the amphitheatre where he made his glittering career with youngster Gavi positioned in a sticky situation. [PSG](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/paris-saint-germain), having been booed off last time in their 2-0 home loss to Rennes.

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Lionel Messi is 'seriously considering' returning to Barcelona in the ... (Barca Universal)

Another day and Lionel Messi is still not close to renewing his contract with PSG, which continues to fuel speculations about a possible return to Barcelona ...

Meanwhile, La Liga sources have also suggested that the possibility of Messi coming back to Barcelona is not completely off the table. At the same time, he is also aware that a return to Camp Nou would be difficult given the Catalans’ Financial Fair Play situation. However, that feeling has seemingly changed now and he is giving serious thought to the possibility of coming back to Catalonia.

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Barcelona transfer rumours: Messi wants return; Alba contract ... (90min)

The latest Barcelona transfer rumours include Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba, Paulo Dybala, Frenkie de Jong, Gavi, Bernardo Silva and more.

The Argentine joined Jose Mourinho in the Italian capital on a free transfer just last summer, but could come in to provide competition for Robert Lewandowski. Barcelona may trigger the £10.6m release clause written into the contract of Roma forward Paulo Dybala. Atletico Madrid's interest has been played down but a move to the Premier League may be sanctioned. Abde Ezzalzouli's loan spell at Osasuna could help to facilitate a permanent move away from Barcelona. (Sport) The 35-year-old was recently booed by PSG's supporters during the Ligue 1 defeat to Rennes amid growing tensions in the French capital.

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Two positions Messi could be used in by Barcelona boss Xavi – report (Barca Universal)

Lionel Messi's possible return to FC Barcelona is gaining more weight with each passing day. The Argentine international's contract at PSG expires at the ...

However, the Financial Fair Play issues will pose a hurdle in any possible transfer. Lionel Messi’s possible return to FC Barcelona is gaining more weight with each passing day. [Roger Torello of Mundo Deportivo](https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20230322/1001971251/messi-encajar-barca-cuarto-medio.html) is reporting that Barcelona manager Xavi could utilise Messi in two possible positions should the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner return to the club this summer.

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Barcelona 'want to play Lionel Messi out of position' if he snubs Inter ... (Daily Express)

The World Cup winner is facing an uncertain future as he heads into the final three months of his PSG deal and, in recent months, has been heavily linked with a ...

But with Messi, a seven-time Ballon d'Or winner, versatile enough to play anywhere on the field, it shouldn't come as a problem. The only issue being, however, is that Xaxi will have a headache axing a regular starter if Messi does make a sensational return. The World Cup winner is facing an uncertain future as he heads into the final three months of his PSG deal and, in recent months, has been heavily linked with a move to Inter Miami in the United States.

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Barcelona identify new position for Lionel Messi that could leave ... (Sportskeeda)

According to Mundo Deportivo, Xavi is planning to use Lionel Messi in a four-man midfield system if the Argentine makes a stunning return to Barcelona.

[Barcelona](https://www.sportskeeda.com/team/barcelona) in the summer of 2021 came as a shock to many. In a 4-4-2 system, one of the two youngsters could have to take up a deeper role alongside Frenkie de Jong to accommodate Messi. The aforementioned report claimed that Xavi is planning to use Messi as a false left winger or on the right side of midfield. I saw the news with my wife, and I didn’t believe it. The day it was announced, I spoke to him that morning, and he told me that he was travelling from Ibiza to sign. Messi is in the final months of his contract with Paris Saint-Germain.

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PSG star Lionel Messi to return to Barcelona? Whopping deal more ... (DNA India)

PSG star player Lionel Messi is expected to make a comeback in his home football club of Barcelona, with a whopping deal which might be more than what ...

He joined PSG on a 2-year contract, which was expected to be renewed after his win in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. This deal is priced much higher than Cristiano Ronaldo’s deal, which made a record for being the highest football deal ever made. As the star footballer is making headlines in PSG, Barcelona has made him an offer that he might not be able to refuse.

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Lionel Messi return to Barcelona more and more likely (90min)

The legendary 35-year-old moved to Paris in the summer of 2021 after Barcelona's precarious financial position left them unable to negotiate a new contract, ...

Indeed, his father Jorge met with Laporta recently for talks and they are understood to have gone well. They even believed they were closing in on agreement after his successful return from the World Cup. "Messi is the best player in history, he is a player who came through our academy, he is the important player in our history - he is also a player of PSG and have to respect that," he said. "I can’t say more but we will see, but he knows the doors of Barcelona are open but we respect he is currently with PSG and he is in a great moment with Argentina." But it's a fairytale return to Barcelona that is beginning to look more and more realistic, with the Catalan giants desperate to return Messi to where they feel is his home. [PSG](https://www.90min.com/teams/psg) have a 12-month option to extend that the player must also agree to - and the Ligue 1 giants have attempted to negotiate fresh terms with the Argentine, his father and representatives.

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