In the summer of 2023, Lionel Messi bid farewell to PSG when his contract expired. Many fans hope for a reunion between El Pulga and Barca.

But in the end that didn’t happen. Messi surprised most people when he decided to leave Europe to play football to join Inter Miami.

Recently, the star born in 1987 spoke up about this deal. Messi said:

“At that time, I received many offers from Europe. Barca was the only team I wanted to play for. I really wanted to return to Barca after what I went through, after the way I had to leave without never wanted.

I spoke with Xavi about the possibility of returning. We are actually very excited about this.

Lionel Messi joined Inter Miami instead of returning to Barca last summer.

I know that La Liga organizers have approved and supported my return to Barca. But there are still many other problems.

Money has never been an issue. We haven’t even negotiated a contract yet. I also haven’t received any official offer yet. If I needed money, I would have chosen to go to Saudi Arabia to compete.

I heard that they would have to sell players or reduce players’ salaries if they wanted to bring me back. Really, I don’t want to get involved in that matter.

Hopefully, one day I can still come back and contribute to Barca more. I have said many times that this is the club of my career. I appreciate everyone’s love during my years here.”