Barcelona forward admits senior stars are trying to convince Messi to return: “Doing their job”

Barcelona forward Ferran Torres has admitted that senior players like Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets are doing their job for Lionel Messi to return to Camp Nou.

Messi’s future is certainly the biggest mystery in the footballing world today. The World Cup winner sees his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expire at the end of the season and while the Ligue 1 side is looking forward to his continuity, the player has his fair share of doubts.

Over the last few months, Messi’s relationship with PSG fans has deteriorated to the extent that he was booed by a certain section of supporters.

And now that his contract is about to end, Barcelona are doing everything in their power to accommodate their former captain in the next season’s roster.

In that regard, Torres, while speaking on the Movistar+ program ‘Martínez y Hermanos’ revealed that Alba and Busquets are still good friends with Messi and they are doing their bit to bring him back at Barcelona.

“Well, some rumours have come out, I’d like a farewell at Camp Nou to match what he has given to Barça, it would be nice,” said the forward while discussing Messi according to Mundo Deportivo.

“They [Alba and Busquets] are already doing their job, if that is what you want to get out of me, yes.”

He added, “I don’t think they need to convince him.” Dani Martínez, the host of the show, asked him if they are doing the locker room work, to which Ferran replied, “yes”.

Furthermore, the former Manchester City forward also answered a few quickfire questions where he mentioned Jules Kounde as the one with the worst fashion sense.

Fellow Spaniard Eric Garica was branded as “the son-in-law that everyone wants for their daughter, well watch out, he kills them by keeping quiet.”

Lastly, when asked who knows more about Ousmane Dembele’s life, the forward chuckled and replied, “not even he knows [it].”