Last week, Barcelona sources, who were granted anonymity as they did not have permission to discuss this transfer, indicated it would be very difficult to complete a deal for Messi. Barcelona ...

Xavi has said the door is open for Lionel Messi to return to Barcelona this summer should the Argentina captain decide to leave Paris Saint-Germain. Messi, 35, is due to become a free agent when ...

Today — Friday, November 29 — marks the 125-year anniversary of the formation of FC Barcelona. To mark the occasion, The Athletic is running a series of pieces, celebrating the people and the ...

Lionel Messi returning to Barcelona would now be ‘feasible’, the club’s financial chief has said. Messi left Barcelona for Paris St-Germain last year after the Spanish club were unable to ...

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 ...

Could Messi return to Barcelona? He wants to, but here's why it would be really complicated. Graham Hunter Apr 19, 2023, 04:30 AM ET. Close.

It quickly became apparent that playing against boys his own age wasn’t much of a challenge for Messi, so in 2003-04, Barcelona moved the 16-year-old to the under-18s.

Barcelona have announced Hansi Flick as their new coach and thoughts have already turned to next season under the German — but we shouldn’t forget how badly they treated his predecessor Xavi ...

Messi could drift inside from the right of a classic Barcelona 4-3-3, or — more in keeping with Xavi’s general approach — he could play the inside-right position as part of a box midfield ...