Former Barcelona star Gerard Pique has offered his view on the club’s attempts to bring Lionel Messi back to Catalonia.
La Blaugrana have been heavily linked with a free transfer move for their former talisman at the end of 2022/23, if he opts to leave Paris Saint-Germain.
Messi’s current contract in Paris expires in June, with talks over activating his 12-month extension stalled, as Barcelona plot their next move.
Despite the difficulties of a potential offer for Messi, due to Barcelona’s financial issues, club vice president Rafa Yuste stated Barcelona are in talks with Messi and his representatives.
However, Pique opted for caution over the developing scenario, with Barcelona still facing a string of obstacles to try and resign Messi in 2023.
“I know Rafa Yuste and how he is. He’s a very good person and he will always tell you what you want to hear”, as per reports from Mundo Deportivo.
“He’s a great person, and he is going to choose the right words to say what you like to hear.
“Obviously for all the ‘cules’ it would be incredible if Leo came back, but there comes a point where forcing situations too much, can be counterproductive.”
Yuste and Barcelona remain confident of convincing Messi over a fairy tale comeback to the Camp Nou, but PSG are also determined to retain the Argentinian, and could offer him an ‘unlimited contract’.
MessiIfolo
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Does Pique know that all the trophies he won with Barca was becos of Messi.
demekmnpry
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Bitter truth that we culers doesn’t want to know 🥲 we want leo and nothing else , shut up pique
tundeeniola7
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I'll advice him not to return back. The way the team is playing now is very balanced. The players have been adapted to each other, all players have their time to play except you don't prove yourself so it's a work in progress that needs to grow more and adapted to by next season but if Messi come back then reshuffling will happen and those other small boys will loose their touches on the bench. you can't bring in Messi and bench him for any player so they should have a rethink. he's a legend already so they should just appreciate that. he can come back to add his techniques as an advice to the team and coach but not to play.
cahaboprt
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let the King 👑 come back to his stronghold.
Mimsmi1210
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The GOAT 🐐 returning to its DEN 🔥🔥🔥
MkonoJr
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That's a bitter truth
MumbaRk
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Does Pique know that all the trophies he won with Barca was becos of Messi.
they won as a team ,u are talking as if Messi all the numbers on the filed ,if the defense was bad was Messi going to win the trophies u are talking about