Robert Lewandowski expressed his want for Lionel Messi to return to Barcelona forward of subsequent season.
Membership legend Messi left Barcelona in 2020, after monetary points on the membership prevented the renewal of his deal, and joined Paris Saint-Germain.
Messi’s contract within the French capital runs out in June and an exit appears more and more possible, significantly after his title was booed by some followers throughout the latest Ligue 1 defeat to Lyon – with supporters venting their frustration on the membership’s coverage of signing big-name gamers with out yielding leads to the Champions League.
A return to Camp Nou has typically been touted and Lewandowski, who joined the membership final 12 months from Bayern Munich, desires to play alongside Messi subsequent season.
“Messi belongs to Barca and if he comes again it is going to be one thing unbelievable,” he mentioned on the launch of the 18th e-book of Solidarity Tales of Sport.
“We all know your house is right here in Barcelona. I don’t know what is going to occur, however I hope that subsequent season we are able to play collectively.”
3 – Barcelona are one in all three groups within the high 5 European leagues but to lose any of their house video games this season, alongside 1. FC Union Berlin and FC Bayern Munich.
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Whereas Barcelona are poised to win LaLiga for the primary time for the reason that 2018-19 season, the membership exited the Champions League on the group stage and had been eradicated from the Europa League by Manchester United.
A Copa del Rey elimination by the hands of Actual Madrid prevented a possible treble for the Catalan aspect, who received the Tremendous Cup earlier within the season, and Lewandowski feels that Barcelona will enhance subsequent 12 months.
“It’s nonetheless early days for LaLiga. We’re taking steps and it’s not simple,” he defined.
“Now we have quite a lot of new gamers and quite a lot of accidents, like within the group stage of the Champions League or the final sport in opposition to Madrid, so it’s been troublesome.
“At Bayern it has at all times been regular, however Barca is within the technique of changing into nice once more. Now we have to be affected person and I’m certain subsequent season might be higher.”
