Messi’s entourage pressing Barcelona to make a contract proposal – Romero

According to Gerard Romero, a part of Lionel Messi’s family and entourage is pressing Barcelona to make a contract proposal for the player.

Messi’s future has been a topic of much discussion as his contract with PSG expires in a little over a month. A renewal with the Parisians is off the table, leaving FC Barcelona and Al Hilal as the most likely destinations for the Argentina captain.

Barça have made it clear that they wish to bring back their former skipper for one last dance. However, they are yet to send in a formal contract offer to Messi as they are awaiting approval of their economic viability plan from La Liga.

Until that arrives, an offer cannot be sent forward, but Messi’s father and brother are understood to be pressing the Catalans to make a proposal at the earliest.

Reports last night suggested that Messi wanted to make a decision on his future imminently and that he was not considering Barcelona as a realistic option due to the lack of an offer.

But a part of Messi’s family continues to insist that he wants to return to the club while the other part, i.e., his father and brother, are pushing the Blaugrana to make a contract proposal.

While a formal offer has not been sent yet, it has been previously reported that Barcelona want to offer Messi a two-year contract worth €13 million per year.

Meanwhile, Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia are pushing hard to sign Messi and have even tabled a massive contract offer worth around €500 million per year.

La Liga’s approval of the economic viability plan was expected a week ago. But there have been delays as they are reviewing and double-checking the documents, leading to the delay.

Whether it ends up costing Barcelona a shot at re-signing Messi remains to be seen.