Lionel Messi He said he hoped Spotify would return to the Camp Nou to get the goodbye he “never got” as a player. barcelona After visiting the renovated stadium for the first time on Sunday.
Messi, back in spain before joining with argentinaPictures from inside Camp Nou posted on social media just 24 hours after the shooting inter miami in the next round of of MLS Playoffs.
“Last night, I returned to a place I remember with all my heart,” he wrote along with the photos on Monday.
“This is a place where I was extremely happy, where you made me feel like the happiest person in the world a thousand times over.
“I hope that one day I can come back, and not just to say goodbye as a player, as I never got to do…”
Messi, 38, spent most of his career at Barcelona before a hasty exit Paris Saint Germain in 2021 due to the financial problems of the Catalan club.
As a result – and also partly due to the Covid restrictions in place at the time – Barça’s record appearance holder and goalscorer was unable to say a proper goodbye.
Club president Joan Laporta has spoken about his desire to bring Messi back for a tribute game, suggesting it would be the perfect way to inaugurate the new Camp Nou, which is closed for redevelopment from 2023.
“This would be a great way to open the stadium [when it’s completely finished]105,000 people gathered to pay tribute to Leo,” Laporta reiterated To reporters after an open training session in front of 23,000 fans at the Camp Nou last week.
“Always, of course, depending on who [the Messi camp] Wants. There are presidential elections to be held even before that, but I would like it if I am still the President.
Messi, whose relationship with Laporta cooled after his departure, has never before commented on the possibility of returning to attend such a game. Work is still ongoing at Camp Nou.
Barca currently have a license to host games with 25,991 fans, but hope to be granted permission to increase this to 45,401 later this month, allowing them to return to the city’s Olympic Stadium after more than two years on the ground.
However, the third of the three levels still needs to be finished and a roof added. When the renovations are completed, which is not expected until 2027, the capacity will increase to 105,000.
Messi returned to Europe at the weekend after scoring twice on Saturday as third-seeded Inter Miami ousted sixth-seeded Nashville SC In the deciding Game 3 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.
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He also assisted two goals in the clash with Inter Miami fc cincinnati In the East Semifinals.
However, he is back in Spain ahead of linking up with the Argentina national team in Alicante ahead of Friday’s friendly match. Angola In preparation for next summer’s World Cup.
During 17 years in the Barça first team, Messi scored 672 goals in 778 matches, winning 34 trophies, including 10. LaLiga title and four Champions League Topic.
