Pep Guardiola Reveals Lionel Messi’s Desire to Return to Barcelona

Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola, said that the Argentine star, Lionel Messi, is very keen to return to his former Spanish team, Barcelona.

In an interview with the newspaper “ESPNGuardiola revealed that Messi was ready to “do the impossible to return to Barcelona”.

Guardiola wished in the interview that he hoped for Messi’s return “to have the farewell he deserves.”

Guardiola pointed out that Messi is “the greatest player of all time, and in the past 12 years, Barcelona’s success was not possible without Messi,” adding that he did not expect the disappointing exit of Messi from Barcelona.

Guardiola’s comments come at a time when reports said that Messi will play next season in Saudi Arabia under an “extraordinary and huge” deal after two lackluster seasons with Paris Saint-Germain, a source familiar with the negotiations told AFP on Tuesday.

The 35-year-old Argentine star has options between Saudi Arabia, the United States, and even his old club Barcelona, ​​​​Spain, eager to bring back the “mosquito”, after high indications of his departure from his current Qatari-owned club.

And the French club, Paris Saint-Germain, recently suspended its World Cup-winning star last December in Qatar, because he traveled without the club’s approval to Saudi Arabia, where he is active as an ambassador for tourism in Saudi Arabia, according to the French Agency.