Messi’s chances of returning to Barcelona less likely, no player wants to leave club

Barcelona have been dealt a huge blow in their pursuit of signing Lionel Messi as reports from MARCA have claimed that his return is becoming less and less likely every passing day.

The Catalans’ situations with Financial Fair Play has become increasingly complicated, and they cannot sign players until they reduce their wage bill by over €250 million in the summer.

They will need players to leave the club, however, no one seems to be interested in leaving Barcelona right now.

Barcelona do, however, have a long list of players that could or should be offloaded in the summer. This includes the likes of Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres, along with the several players on loan, like Samuel Umtiti, Francisco Trincao, Sergino Dest, and Clement Lenglet, among others.

Messi, meanwhile, has been suspended for two weeks from PSG after his unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia. However, reports have claimed that this was actually because he refused to sign a contract extension with the French capital.

While PSG’s offer remains on the table, Fabrizio Romano has reported that the Argentine will leave the club on a free transfer in the summer. Barcelona are the best placed team to sign him, but will have to go several extra miles to fulfill their dream.

They have also submitted an economic proposal to La Liga, which has not been accepted yet. While reports have said that it will be next to impossible for them to reach an agreement, Barcelona have a few months and are willing to try again.

La Liga president, Javier Tebas, meanwhile, is not optimistic about the move, and went on record to claim the same, saying:

“If you ask me the question today, Messi’s return to Barça is very complicated.”

“We have to see how that will evolve but several conditions would have to be met, Barça players would have to leave, there would have to be a reduction in wages. And then you have to know what salary Messi would have at Barça,” he added.