Lionel Messi wants to return to FC Barcelona, his father has now confirmed that. Although La Liga has accepted the Catalans’ financial plan, Barça still have to consider a few points when making an offer to the Argentine.
La Liga accept financial plan: Barcelona one step closer to Messi return
La Liga has accepted FC Barcelona’s financial plan. After weeks of waiting, the club finally has planning security with a view to the upcoming summer transfer window and can take the next steps in squad planning. At the top is still the return campaign of Lionel Messi, who will not extend his expiring contract with Paris Saint-Germain. The Argentine has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia lately, partly because he wants his future to be clarified as soon as possible and there was no telling when Barça would be able to present him with a written offer. With the profitability plan approved, the Catalans have now taken at least a first step towards a future with Messi here.
Green light for summer transfers: La Liga accepts Barça’s financial plan
Green light for summer transfers: La Liga accepts Barça’s financial plan
Jorge Messi confirms: ‘Leo wants to return to Barça’
And that was immediately visible to all culés. Less than an hour after it was revealed that La Liga would accept the financial plan, Messi’s father and agent Jorge visited Barça President Joan Laporta at his private home. According to reports, the two phoned the league to be able to pinpoint the exact framework conditions in the event of a possible change. After the meeting, Jorge Messi, while not wanting to go into details, told local press: “Leo wants to return to Barça and I would be happy if he came back. It is a possibility.”
Messi puts negotiations with Al-Hilal on hold
How Goal Spain Now reported, Messi has instructed his entourage to put negotiations with Saudi club Al-Hilal on hold for a year. The club are said to have been surprised by Jorge Messi’s meeting with Laporta as they were close to an agreement with the Argentine – so now the U-turn. According to Barça insider Gerard Romero, one reason for Messi’s desire to return to Barcelona is his family. One of his sons in particular is said not to have felt comfortable in Paris at all, which is why his wife is now pushing for a return to the familiar homeland.
LAST MINUTE | GOAL NEWS | Messi asks to delay negotiations with Al Hilal until 2024. The player’s entourage was close to closing the agreement with the Saudi team, but everything was put on hold. The details 👇
— GOAL Spain (@GoalEspana) June 5, 2023
Barcelona exceed La Liga salary cap by 200m
So now the question of when FC Barcelona can submit a first written offer. For the past few weeks, it has been understood that this could happen immediately after the financial plan was given the go-ahead. As British journalist Ben Jacobs of The Athletic However, now it’s been reported, despite the big cuts, Barça will still exceed La Liga’s salary cap by €200m. Therefore, the club still cannot operate under the 1:1 rule. This rule states that you can spend every euro you earn. However, Barça is only allowed to spend 0.40 euros for every euro earned.
Understand that Barcelona will again be over the squad-cost limit by close to €200m. This means they will be restricted to only spending 40% of income received. This can be taken from things like outgoings or reduced player wages.
— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) June 5, 2023
However, now that the frameworks in which the club is allowed to operate are known, the Catalans can submit a written offer to Messi. According to Jacobs, however, this offer still has to be checked “by a panel of independent experts” in order to be able to rule out any financial manipulation. Furthermore, FC Barcelona are currently working on three exits, with two of them being “big” exits according to Romero. It is currently not known whether these are necessary to make an offer to Messi or would simply simplify this task. However, Messi now seems ready to give Barça a little more time and wait for an offer from Catalonia before considering other options.
ℹ️ INFORMA @JijantesFC
Barça in permanent contact with LaLiga. At the moment there are 3 possible exits on the table, 2 of them important.
After this morning’s summit there is a rush to release players.
— Jijantes FC (@JijantesFC) June 5, 2023
2023-06-05 20:52:33
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