'We will make this dream a reality' - Joan Laporta determined to bring Lionel Messi back to Barcelona

29.07.2022 - 14:13 eurosport.com

Barcelona have made their intention to bring Lionel Messi back to the club clear as president Joan Laporta insists he will make the «dream a reality».

Messi left the club last summer after 21 years in Catalonia, forced to depart on a free transfer with Barcelona unable to sign him to a new deal after encountering financial difficulties.

Ad/> The 35-year-old joined Paris Saint-Germain and endured a first season in the French capital disrupted by injury, registering his lowest goals total since the 2005-06 season.

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