Barcelona fans chant for Messi’s return

Carlo Garganese

• 5 Apr 2023 18:00 BST
• 3 min read

Barcelona fans at Camp Nou are expected to chant for Lionel Messi’s return to the club during the Clasico on Wednesday evening.

The Blaugrana take on Real Madrid in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi final, holding a 1-0 lead from the first leg in Madrid.

According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona fans will chant “Messi, Messi” in unison in the 10th minute of the match in an attempt to help push through the Argentine’s return to the club.

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It is now looking increasingly possible that Messi will secure a romantic return to Barcelona at the end of the season.

Messi’s contract at PSG expires at the end of the season and talks to renew the deal have ground to a halt.

It had been expected for much of the season that Messi would indeed pen a renewal. However, we are now in April and still Messi has not penned an extension.

The consensus among many sections of the media is that Messi is now more likely to leave PSG than stay.

There have been four main clubs fighting it out for Messi’s services next season.

They are signing a new contract at PSG, returning to Barcelona, joining Inter Miami or moving to Saudi Arabia to play for Al-Hilal.

The offer on the table from Al-Hilal is believed to be a staggering €400 million per year.

But Messi is believed to be unwilling to leave Europe and is said to be very tempted with a return to Barca.

Excited by this prospect, Barca fans plan to encourage both player and club to remarry this summer in what would be a romantic reunion.

Messi departure from Barcelona

Messi completed a shock Free Transfer to PSG in the summer of 2021 after he was unable to sign a new contract with Barcelona.

The Argentine legend broke virtually every record during over 20 years at Camp Nou, scoring an incredible 672 goals in 778 games.

He endured a difficult first season at PSG with just six Ligue 1 goals but has been back to his best this campaign.

He has 18 goals and 17 assists in all competitions so far for PSG and he also led Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar

But he has been booed recently by PSG fans, who are unhappy about him stalling over a new contract.