Lionel Messi’s return to Barcelona will not be easy, but no scenario ruled out – report

Lionel Messi caused renewed speculations over his potential return to Camp Nou during his two-day visit to Barcelona, shortly following PSG’s dramatic win over Lille.

During his visit, the attacker dined with his former Barcelona teammates in Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets. But his father and agent, Jorge Messi, also had a meeting with Barcelona president Joan Laporta.

This was enough to fuel speculations over Messi’s possible return to Camp Nou, especially in the midst of reports suggesting that the attacker is having double-thoughts about extending his contract at Paris Saint-Germain.

A new report from Catalunya Radio has offered details on the meeting, suggesting that Jorge Messi and Laporta had discussed the future of Messi during their summit.

They also discussed a tribute Barça wish to pay for the Argentine international, for his long service to the club. They had even brought up the controversial statements made by Matias Messi, criticising Laporta.

As per the report, the possibility of Messi’s return to Barcelona is complex. But nothing has been ruled out just yet and it seems Barcelona are ready to fight until the very end in their bid to bring back their prodigal son.

However, it must be noted that the Catalans are facing immense economic pressure from La Liga to reduce the cost of the workforce, by as much as €200 million, if they are to evade sanctions.

Barcelona captains are reportedly willing to lower their salaries in order to bring Messi back to Camp Nou. But that might not be significant enough to lure the Argentine international, who is only in talks with PSG at the moment and remains keen on prolonging his stay at Parc des Princes.