Barcelona board members confident La Liga will approve economic plan to sign Leo Messi

Barcelona held a press conference earlier today to give a detailed update on the financing of the Espai Barça project. Several high-ranking board members were at the event where club president Joan Laporta and economic vice-president Eduard Romeu addressed the media.

And, according to SPORT’s David Bernabeu Reverter, several board members expressed confidence about Barcelona being able to re-sign Lionel Messi when asked about the topic after the media event.

It is no secret at this point that Barça are intent on bringing their former captain back to the club when he becomes a free agent in the summer.

The Financial Fair Play issue is the only major hurdle in their paths at the moment as reports suggest that Barcelona and Messi are already making significant progress when it comes to an agreement.

In order to get a clearance from La Liga for the operation, Barcelona have already sent in their economic feasibility plan for the next season and a final answer from the league on the matter is expected in May.

Despite that, though, the board members expressed great confidence that La Liga will approve the economic feasibility plan thus enabling the return of Messi at the end of the season.

On Wednesday, club director Mateu Alemany and treasure Ferran Olive met with officials from La Liga to discuss Messi’s comeback ahead of the next season.

Given the impact that the Argentine’s potential return would have, the operation can prove to be hugely beneficial for the Spanish top flight as well, after the competition lost the star quality upon his departure in 2021.

As part of their bid to reduce the salary mass by €200 million, Barcelona are likely to make one or two important sales and issue wage cuts on some stars as well.

Other avenues are also being explored to cut costs, with reports earlier today suggesting that the club will shut down Barça TV, which would help save €12 million annually.

All in all, things seem to be moving in the right direction as far as Barcelona’s pursuit of the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner is concerned.