Lionel Messi has been urged to return by Barcelona manager Xavi.

Due to the club’s financial difficulties, the Argentine left Camp Nou last summer on a free transfer. Despite joining PSG, Messi is still frequently mentioned as a potential returnee to Barcelona.

While Messi has started the current season with three goals in as many games, he had a challenging first season at PSG despite scoring 11 goals and dishing out 15 assists in 34 appearances last season.

Spanish football journalist Guillem Balague thinks Messi’s former teammate and current Barcelona head coach Xavi wants to re-sign the Argentina international despite the fact that he has started the new season with PSG in strong form.

According to the article, Xavi is looking for athletes with the skills to play the game the way Barcelona’s manager envisions it, such as Messi and Bernardo Silva.

Although the Catalan giants could be able to sign Silva this summer, they might have to hold out till Messi’s PSG contracts run out in order to sign the 35-year-old.

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