Lionel Messi has been given the chance to return to Camp Nou to say goodbye to Barcelona, says Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas.
Messi will return to Barcelona to say goodbye Friendly title suggested Co-owner Inter Miami has ruled out a loan transfer possibility
WHAT HAPPENED?
Lionel Messi has yet to get the chance to properly say goodbye to Barcelona fans when he leaves in 2021, and he has also opted not to return to Catalonia after his Paris Saint-Germain contract expired this June. However, Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas confirmed that now The flea will be allowed to say goodbye to Blaugrana.
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THEY SAID:
Speak on podcasts Offside with Taylor Twellman, Jorge Mas says that Messi will return to Camp Nou. He said: “I don’t know if it will be a friendly or a farewell game. They have a trophy [Joan] Gamper they play in the summer. But there will be something Lionel Messi can properly say goodbye to. The hope is that later when the new Camp Nou opens, because of their stadium [sedang direnovasi]they won’t be playing there for the next year and a half.”
THE SITUATION:
However, Mas dismissed the possibility of Messi joining his former club in a loan deal. “It doesn’t mean he will play for Barcelona. He won’t go on loan there. It’s not going to happen,” said Mas. “Yes, he deserves to say goodbye properly there. Yes, and I will do everything I can in my capacity to facilitate him and help him do that.”
IN THE PHOTOS:
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WHAT NEXT FOR MESSI?
Messi decided not to return to Barcelona and rejected a mega contract offer from the Saudi Arabian League. It looks like he is enjoying his new life at Inter Miami alongside his former Barcelona team-mate Sergio Busquets, having scored three goals in his first two appearances for the Florida club.
2023-07-30 13:41:41
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