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    Barcelona REFUSING to give up on Lionel Messi! ‘Just give it a break, Laporta!’ | ESPN FC
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    Barcelona REFUSING to give up on Lionel Messi! ‘Just give it a break, Laporta!’ | ESPN FC



    ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop joins Kay Murray and Mark Ogden to discuss Joan Laporta’s comments about a potential return to Barcelona for Lionel Messi.

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    6. Sam N Edu Medja on

      This is no story. We are not in the off-season to report about this kinda nonsense. We was talking about Messi being a cule for life, rather he turns as a player or else, but he knows that he will have a roll to play at Barcelona in the future.

    8. john on

      I dont think messi would've won the world cup and copa America had he stayed at barca. At psg he's like a free man. I prefer messi to link up with pep in epl.

    9. Alan Fagan on

      Needs to come back for a testimonial 100+thousand in the stadium That’s what he deserves
      Messi has his own wing in the museum
      Club Never should have been in a position to have to let him go but unfortunately Bartobastardo and his inept corrupt board screwed that up

    12. Nasir Hussain on

      We always imagined leo to retire at barca, with full camp nou chanting his name in barca shirt, then he campaigned for laporta who cheated him lmaoo and him leave the club.

    13. Rosa fg on

      It’s like Barcelona is a cheating ex girlfriend that is asking you to come back. Why go back when the damage has been. It you would had better signings that made sense he wouldn’t be at PSG. Barcelona let it go

    14. Nasir Hussain on

      Messi doesn't want laporta to take him name even lol, he aint ever coming back but laporta doesn't stop he keeps talking about him. Messi will always be barcelonista thou

    16. Wladislav on

      The sooner they realize that both Barcelona and Messi will be better off not joining up again, the better.
      Don't worry, Messi still made his legacy at Barca. He can always return at a later date as an ambassador or something else that doesn't involve playing.

    19. CT on

      Messi should sign a new contract like this with PSG, If psg win CL messi would leave psg and join one of PL clubs like city to win PL for him and CL for city.

    21. Shankha Shubhra Roy on

      There's a reason why you don't go back to your ex. Look at what happened with Ronaldo, when he joined United.
      On top of that, you want to tell me Barca didn't have money to extend Messi's contract? Yet they had the money to sign ferran torres, Lewandowski and Kounde and many more?
      Barca let Messi go intentionally. They didn't want Messi. And Messi knows that. Now that Messi's won the world cup, Barca suddenly wants him back? Come on man. Barca is behaving like a typical Gold-digger. Messi should play with PSG and then maybe Man City till the time he wants to play in the top leagues. After that, MLS and Argentina are always there to welcome him with open arms.

    29. The Nothing Man on

      The best thing that happened to Messi was that he left Barca(forcibly). If he was still playing for them, he'd have broken his back by carrying them like always and would have had an unsuccessful world cup. Whereas in PSG, they don't fully rely on him.
      And it's a huge statement to those who're saying that Messi can't perform out of Barca or without xavi, iniesta…well look what he's achieved. He dragged Argentina to 5 finals, won most of it, won the golden ball in the world cup, twice which is never done…all by himself, outside of his "comfort zone" without iniesta & xavi.
      Take that doubters and haters.

    31. Dawa Sigdel on

      Messi must leave psg. He need to score more goals to be in top1. With psg which he will not, penalty is for mbappe and Neymar, Messi there two feeds those two clowns not acceptable. Or give him all power, Messi must go to Barcelona and score tons of goals win league and ucl. Messi can do it

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