Lionel Messi has opened up on his failure to secure a dream return to Barcelona from Paris Saint-Germain in 2023.
Messi was consistently linked with a move back to Catalonia when his PSG contract expired at the end of the 2022/23 season.
His two years in Paris were not happy ones for Messi after initially opting to make the move to the Parc des Princes as a free agent from Barcelona.
However, with Barcelona’s financial situation still in a mess, they were unable to secure a deal to bring their iconic No.10 back to the club.
Messi eventually opted to make the move to the USA to join David Beckham’s Inter Miami after finally departing from Paris in June 2023.
The switch to Florida has kept Messi sharp with his career still attracting global attention despite it not being his first objective after leading Argentina to glory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
“After the World Cup in 2022, I could not see myself playing for another European team other than Barca,” he told an interview with the Simplemente Fútbol YouTube channel.
“My goal was always to return. I wanted to return home, back where it all began.
“But, unfortunately, that just was not possible.”
Messi is closing in on a decision over his future at Inter Miami with his current contract expiring at the end of 2025 in line with the MLS season.
His plan to captain Argentina at the 2026 FIFA World Cup remains on track and he is expected to sign an extension until at least after the tournament.
Inter Miami could offer him three options on a renewal, to leave after the World Cup, or agree terms until the end of 2026 and the completion of the 2026 MLS season.
The club are open to keeping Messi until the end of 2027, if terms can be agreed, but it will depend on when the 37-year-old plans to retire.
FootballGoat1
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Why does he not want to play in the EPL? Because it’s tough? Why did he fail at PSG? Everything did not revolve around him. Why he MLS? Burger league. Football is played by below average players, let alone can those teams compete agains an average French team. Why he wanted to return to Barcelona? Everything there is about him.
Still outscored penduuu in EPL top 6 club without playing In it😂🤣🤣🤣...67 goal contribution in 75 match for PSG and according to penaldiannnn he's floppp... what did the youtuberrr did when he return to united 32 goal contribution in 54 match what a jokeee😂🤣🤣🤣 you know what they kick him out because he's uselessss all he care about is his selfishnessss and arroganttttt behavior...he so finisheddd that he left to camellll leagueee 🐫..3 year trophyless all he have is camelll world cup😂🤣🤣🤣
FootballGoat1
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Pass legend, is not scoring goal now... RC7 is 2 years older than him but still busy scoring goals...
Did you watch the match or even the results of the match...😂 ohh i forgot you're a ronaldo fan... you watch only penduuu and al nassr
cawelrsu
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Why does he not want to play in the EPL? Because it’s tough? Why did he fail at PSG? Everything did not revolve around him. Why he MLS? Burger league. Football is played by below average players, let alone can those teams compete agains an average French team. Why he wanted to return to Barcelona? Everything there is about him.
Dumbest comment I have read for the day🤣
Richardoghale
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Where's the question? Stop wasting my time.
Is it not better than going to Saudi and eating their money then giving them shit in return?
malablata
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Malablata please answer this question or you don't know how to read when it's about your shit goat
Where's the question? Stop wasting my time.
EdwinLumba
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we hope to see you in Barcelona again
GaddafiJamal
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Its was the best decision.. cause if he was back .. yamal will have no career that he having now
Nice Joke 🤣
GaddafiJamal
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He should have offered to play for free if he loves them so much in time like that they were in crisis
Nobody Is Allowed To Work For Free, Read More On Google 🙄
GaddafiJamal
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Why does he not want to play in the EPL? Because it’s tough? Why did he fail at PSG? Everything did not revolve around him. Why he MLS? Burger league. Football is played by below average players, let alone can those teams compete agains an average French team. Why he wanted to return to Barcelona? Everything there is about him.
Must You Cry About It? 🤣
GaddafiJamal
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don't mind the fool with propaganda written up , let ask him who organized the three children if no news
Why Are You Crying ? 🤣
matric29
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I am still wondering WHAT TOOK THE ABOVE PHOTOS WITHOUT THE CAMERA??🤔🤔🤔
don't mind the fool with propaganda written up , let ask him who organized the three children if no news
lungoulenhkip
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Messi is Barcelona, Barcelona is Messi the Goat for ever
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messi is barcelona money drainer
lungoulenhkip
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it's because you ask mammoth salary..even though you agree to take a pay cut for half of your salary it's still huge if not barcelona will welcome you back..
wodcilorz
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bullshit I call it. It was a UNICEF's program ffs
sumalsuyz
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good 👍
Richardoghale
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The guy that made Barcelona bankrupt wants to return and put them back into poverty.....Mafia.
Your shit goat has nothing to offer his club and they keep paying him a huge amount of money
Richardoghale
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Better than going to Saudi eating their money and giving them sh:t in return
Malablata please answer this question or you don't know how to read when it's about your shit goat
Richardoghale
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He wasn’t at there level and was still demanding outrageous salary… such a dummy
You just shut up if you don't have anything to say
Richardoghale
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He's literally barcas history, nd he's better than every single Chelsea player that's ever lived.
And he's also better than every United player that ever lived, hope you grab?
AFerusmc6546
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Why does he not want to play in the EPL? Because it’s tough? Why did he fail at PSG? Everything did not revolve around him. Why he MLS? Burger league. Football is played by below average players, let alone can those teams compete agains an average French team. Why he wanted to return to Barcelona? Everything there is about him.
Big fool 💩🤡💩🤡
Romadekopt
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He should have offered to play for free if he loves them so much in time like that they were in crisis
Perhaps Google will convince you.
nepaeilprt
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fg🙏🙏
paeaenoy
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Rich
besic
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🎙️Samuel Eto'o : " I was sitting at home in Douala when suddenly! My phone rang. The number? Unknown, but something in my heart said, "Answer, Samuel." when i answered i heard "Samu? Do you still have the same number from 2009?" (He laughs quietly.) So I said to him, "Lionel?! Even if I changed my number 100 times, I would have made you the first to know! But why are you calling in the middle of the night? Do you want to finally admit that I'm the best at pikey-pikey among us ,Then he started laughing and said, "No, this time it's bigger I've seen what you're doing in Africa, and I've seen the eyes of children in some remote villages when you visit them. I want to be part of this, but in my own way." My heart stopped for a moment. Messi talking about Africa with such passion?! Then I heard him say, "I want to build schools and hospitals, but not in my name. In the name of the football that brought us together." And you know the way, Samuel". The following week, Messi secretly flew to Yaoundé. No press conferences, no cameras. Just him and me visiting a remote village. There, we met a little girl named Ama. She was holding her worn-out ball and saying to Messi, "You're magical, but my ball doesn't fly like yours!" At that moment, I saw Messi's tears. He took out his phone and said to me, "Here. We're going to build a playground for every child in this village, and we're going to teach them that true magic is giving without expecting anything in return." Messi didn't stop there! He launched a secret program called "10." The program collects donations from football legends to save forgotten villages in Africa. The most beautiful thing? His only condition was: "No media, no noise, only action." That day, I understood why Messi was "great." Not because he scores goals, but because he knows how to strike hope into the hearts of those who have no voice. Now, whenever someone asks me, "What's the difference between Messi and all other players?" I say, "Some live to love football, and Messi lives to make football love people." Africa doesn't need heroes seen on screens, but heroes who come down to earth and hold children's hands. And Messi came down."
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Calorichie24
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Much love messi
Rapbcdmnuy
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Cizcdikpty
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Samuel Eto'o...so all this happened behind closed doors.....Bravo Leo Bravo
zocacemn
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🎙️Samuel Eto'o : " I was sitting at home in Douala when suddenly! My phone rang. The number? Unknown, but something in my heart said, "Answer, Samuel." when i answered i heard "Samu? Do you still have the same number from 2009?" (He laughs quietly.) So I said to him, "Lionel?! Even if I changed my number 100 times, I would have made you the first to know! But why are you calling in the middle of the night? Do you want to finally admit that I'm the best at pikey-pikey among us ,Then he started laughing and said, "No, this time it's bigger I've seen what you're doing in Africa, and I've seen the eyes of children in some remote villages when you visit them. I want to be part of this, but in my own way." My heart stopped for a moment. Messi talking about Africa with such passion?! Then I heard him say, "I want to build schools and hospitals, but not in my name. In the name of the football that brought us together." And you know the way, Samuel". The following week, Messi secretly flew to Yaoundé. No press conferences, no cameras. Just him and me visiting a remote village. There, we met a little girl named Ama. She was holding her worn-out ball and saying to Messi, "You're magical, but my ball doesn't fly like yours!" At that moment, I saw Messi's tears. He took out his phone and said to me, "Here. We're going to build a playground for every child in this village, and we're going to teach them that true magic is giving without expecting anything in return." Messi didn't stop there! He launched a secret program called "10." The program collects donations from football legends to save forgotten villages in Africa. The most beautiful thing? His only condition was: "No media, no noise, only action." That day, I understood why Messi was "great." Not because he scores goals, but because he knows how to strike hope into the hearts of those who have no voice. Now, whenever someone asks me, "What's the difference between Messi and all other players?" I say, "Some live to love football, and Messi lives to make football love people." Africa doesn't need heroes seen on screens, but heroes who come down to earth and hold children's hands. And Messi came down."
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I am still wondering WHAT TOOK THE ABOVE PHOTOS WITHOUT THE CAMERA??🤔🤔🤔
zocacemn
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🎙️Samuel Eto'o : " I was sitting at home in Douala when suddenly! My phone rang. The number? Unknown, but something in my heart said, "Answer, Samuel." when i answered i heard "Samu? Do you still have the same number from 2009?" (He laughs quietly.) So I said to him, "Lionel?! Even if I changed my number 100 times, I would have made you the first to know! But why are you calling in the middle of the night? Do you want to finally admit that I'm the best at pikey-pikey among us ,Then he started laughing and said, "No, this time it's bigger I've seen what you're doing in Africa, and I've seen the eyes of children in some remote villages when you visit them. I want to be part of this, but in my own way." My heart stopped for a moment. Messi talking about Africa with such passion?! Then I heard him say, "I want to build schools and hospitals, but not in my name. In the name of the football that brought us together." And you know the way, Samuel". The following week, Messi secretly flew to Yaoundé. No press conferences, no cameras. Just him and me visiting a remote village. There, we met a little girl named Ama. She was holding her worn-out ball and saying to Messi, "You're magical, but my ball doesn't fly like yours!" At that moment, I saw Messi's tears. He took out his phone and said to me, "Here. We're going to build a playground for every child in this village, and we're going to teach them that true magic is giving without expecting anything in return." Messi didn't stop there! He launched a secret program called "10." The program collects donations from football legends to save forgotten villages in Africa. The most beautiful thing? His only condition was: "No media, no noise, only action." That day, I understood why Messi was "great." Not because he scores goals, but because he knows how to strike hope into the hearts of those who have no voice. Now, whenever someone asks me, "What's the difference between Messi and all other players?" I say, "Some live to love football, and Messi lives to make football love people." Africa doesn't need heroes seen on screens, but heroes who come down to earth and hold children's hands. And Messi came down."
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So bro, who pays you for this PROPAGANDA??🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
malablata
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Messi generated enough money to pay his own salary
Where's your evidence?
JPSTANCE
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Why does he not want to play in the EPL? Because it’s tough? Why did he fail at PSG? Everything did not revolve around him. Why he MLS? Burger league. Football is played by below average players, let alone can those teams compete agains an average French team. Why he wanted to return to Barcelona? Everything there is about him.
Thanks for the insults. 😀😀😀
Luzbclmns
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ok
Peeadiost
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Why does he not want to play in the EPL? Because it’s tough? Why did he fail at PSG? Everything did not revolve around him. Why he MLS? Burger league. Football is played by below average players, let alone can those teams compete agains an average French team. Why he wanted to return to Barcelona? Everything there is about him.
Failed person like u always condemned successful people. instead praying 4 his kind of Glory. oloribu
yiwabiosu
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Pass legend, is not scoring goal now... RC7 is 2 years older than him but still busy scoring goals...
Zeediklpyz
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Why does he not want to play in the EPL? Because it’s tough? Why did he fail at PSG? Everything did not revolve around him. Why he MLS? Burger league. Football is played by below average players, let alone can those teams compete agains an average French team. Why he wanted to return to Barcelona? Everything there is about him.
Haaa😂😂😂 you’re a stupid fool with good sense 😂😂😂
Zeediklpyz
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I have said it countless time you have to love Messi
JPSTANCE
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Why does he not want to play in the EPL? Because it’s tough? Why did he fail at PSG? Everything did not revolve around him. Why he MLS? Burger league. Football is played by below average players, let alone can those teams compete agains an average French team. Why he wanted to return to Barcelona? Everything there is about him.
bluesky23
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is only in la liga that a president of the league is fighting the club not to register players that would make the league more competitive, la liga president is a big fool
supbmosuy
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🎙️Samuel Eto'o : " I was sitting at home in Douala when suddenly! My phone rang. The number? Unknown, but something in my heart said, "Answer, Samuel." when i answered i heard "Samu? Do you still have the same number from 2009?" (He laughs quietly.) So I said to him, "Lionel?! Even if I changed my number 100 times, I would have made you the first to know! But why are you calling in the middle of the night? Do you want to finally admit that I'm the best at pikey-pikey among us ,Then he started laughing and said, "No, this time it's bigger I've seen what you're doing in Africa, and I've seen the eyes of children in some remote villages when you visit them. I want to be part of this, but in my own way." My heart stopped for a moment. Messi talking about Africa with such passion?! Then I heard him say, "I want to build schools and hospitals, but not in my name. In the name of the football that brought us together." And you know the way, Samuel". The following week, Messi secretly flew to Yaoundé. No press conferences, no cameras. Just him and me visiting a remote village. There, we met a little girl named Ama. She was holding her worn-out ball and saying to Messi, "You're magical, but my ball doesn't fly like yours!" At that moment, I saw Messi's tears. He took out his phone and said to me, "Here. We're going to build a playground for every child in this village, and we're going to teach them that true magic is giving without expecting anything in return." Messi didn't stop there! He launched a secret program called "10." The program collects donations from football legends to save forgotten villages in Africa. The most beautiful thing? His only condition was: "No media, no noise, only action." That day, I understood why Messi was "great." Not because he scores goals, but because he knows how to strike hope into the hearts of those who have no voice. Now, whenever someone asks me, "What's the difference between Messi and all other players?" I say, "Some live to love football, and Messi lives to make football love people." Africa doesn't need heroes seen on screens, but heroes who come down to earth and hold children's hands. And Messi came down."
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is a lie
konbdnorsu
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,沒o在zz在z‘在zzz重中之重
MessiGOAT4ever
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The guy that made Barcelona bankrupt wants to return and put them back into poverty.....Mafia.
Better than going to Saudi eating their money and giving them sh:t in return
Cupidonjevenson43
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He should have offered to play for free if he loves them so much in time like that they were in crisis
He did in 2021 before he leave for PSG 💔
abmakavelib
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messi impact on football was very great
gm11
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so he couldn't play for passion, according to his fans..always was greedy for money.. highest paid for around 10years until Mbappe signed a big money renewal contract for PSG..and don't forget Barca still have to pay him 150 mill
He's the best player to ever play football he should be the highest paid. He's the goat and always has been. He's put every playmaker to shame, he's broke 500,600,700,800 goals quicker and two years younger than the current top goalscorer in football (Ronaldo). And in 118 games less. Has a better goal scoring ratio too so he's outclassed playermakers and goalscorers, he also has put every footballer to shame winning most achievements/cups/awards in football. Goat for a reason. Why would he need to play for free if he's carried barca since academy days. The squad should massage his feet and bring him his coffee if anything after matches. If you asked mbappe or Ronaldo to play for free they would laugh at you. You wouldn't play for free either especially getting paid millions all your life. They owe money out to Leeds and city over 100 million. Even with this they still buy players, getting work done on the stadium ect how broke are they 😂😂
Zuaacdknyz
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He should have offered to play for free if he loves them so much in time like that they were in crisis
gm11
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How did Barcelona end up in finicial problem?
Not because of messi that's for certain, if you think so hard luck really.
rakciklopy
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The should also come to Uganda. our kids are suffering
𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞
gm11
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Messi don't talk a lot, but anytime he speaks, he always start by appreciating FIFA and the French Media. We already know the reasons for his gratitude.
Just cause poor Ronaldo got benched it's fifa this and that. Well enjoy Messi world Cup, u21 world Cup and his Olympic gold medal. Enjoy his 8 ballon dors. Enjoy his title GOAT, get use to it.
Fabianobus
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5 penalty you deaf… we are not talking of the hype, talking of the reality you dummy
As a 2022 Messi was below Europe standards
Evanskelly1994
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Laporta sell whatever you need to and get this man back for one final season 😭
Something must be wrong with you Sell him properties to get old man back Where is the resources to waste