The president of the Spanish Football League, Javier Tebas, shocked the supporters of FC Barcelona with his recent statement that the Catalan club does not currently have the amount to return their favorite Argentine star, Lionel Messi, and said: “Barcelona cannot restrict the star Messi in La Liga, because his return requires a feasibility study.” And getting rid of some players in the ranks of the team ». And he added, “We will not amend the financial control laws that the clubs agreed to in order to register Messi, even though we want him to return to our league,” according to the report published by the “RT” website through his own account, and the Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo confirmed that Barcelona wants In restoring Messi next summer with a contract that extends for two seasons, after he left the Catalan team that witnessed his inception, in the summer of 2021, before joining French Paris Saint-Germain in a free transfer deal, as the “flea” contract with the Parisian team expires at the end of the current season, The Argentine star did not renew his contract or sign with any club until this moment.
And press reports revealed that Barcelona wishes to see the Argentine legend Messi again in the shirt of the Catalan team, and according to the Catalan newspaper Sport, Messi is still in contact with many of his former colleagues in Barcelona, and that they would be happy to see Messi in the number 10 shirt in “Barca” again, especially He proved during the World Cup in Qatar that he is still able to make a difference.
The Catalan newspaper stated that the current Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernandez, who had previously played with Messi in the Catalan club, would be the first to welcome the Argentine star, especially after he explicitly revealed that he wanted to work with Leo again, and the star of the team, Robert Lewandowski, supported the return of the “flea.” again.
Messi was earning $167 million per season before leaving Barcelona, and his contract included a signing bonus of $139 million, and a “loyalty” bonus amounting to $94 million.
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"Loyalty" bonus
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