The president of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, said on Wednesday that the possibility of legend Lionel Messi returning to the Catalan giants is “unrealistic.”
The 38-year-old Argentine superstar made a surprise appearance at Camp Nou on Sunday night, telling fans he hoped “one day he can return, and not just to say goodbye as a player, Messi, an eight-time Ballon d’Or winner and Barcelona’s all-time top scorer and appearance maker, left for Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 after two decades at the club because of its precarious financial position