{"id":18204,"date":"2022-05-15T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/05\/15\/video-lionel-messis-father-reveals-hope-of-barcelona-return\/"},"modified":"2022-05-15T12:00:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T16:00:37","slug":"video-lionel-messis-father-reveals-hope-of-barcelona-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/05\/15\/video-lionel-messis-father-reveals-hope-of-barcelona-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Lionel Messi\u2019s father reveals hope of Barcelona return"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The father of Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi, on Sunday, dropped a fresh hint over his son\u2019s long-term future.<\/p>\n<p>The subject of Messi\u2019s future has of course taken its place centre stage in the headlines across the European media over recent months.<\/p>\n<p>This comes amid what has proven an altogether underwhelming debut campaign in France with PSG, on the back of his free agent departure from beloved Barcelona in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Though reports of his demise have been greatly exaggerated, with Messi having directly contributed to 24 goals in 32 appearances across all competitions, fresh failure in the Champions League saw both the South American and attacking partner in crime Neymar targeted in ruthless fashion on the part of the PSG faithful.<\/p>\n<p>Reports, in turn, quickly began to spread hinting at a potential Parc des Princes exit this summer, with former club Barca one destination singled out as a possible landing spot.<\/p>\n<p>And, on Sunday, Messi\u2019s father has only served to add fuel to the fire regarding a potential Camp Nou return.<\/p>\n<p>Approached by reporters upon departing Barcelona airport, the Argentine was drawn on his son\u2019s situation at club level at present. And Jorge, who also acts as Messi\u2019s agent, was not shy in confirming:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope Leo can return to Barcelona, one day.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">?OJO! Llega JORGE MESSI a Barcelona! Lo cazamos los <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JijantesFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JijantesFC<\/a> en el Prat y dice:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOjal\u00e1 pueda volver Leo a Barceloba, alg\u00fan dia\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mercato?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mercato<\/a><\/p>\n<p>? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mryusel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mryusel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4SeXC4N4lV\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/4SeXC4N4lV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gerard Romero (@gerardromero) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gerardromero\/status\/1525796775935852545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>At the double<\/h2>\n<p>The latest word on Messi\u2019s future of course comes fresh off the back of the veteran attacker providing a timely reminder of his talents to all associated with PSG during the club\u2019s latest outing on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>After being afforded a start in the capital giants\u2019 Ligue 1 meeting with Montpellier, Messi bagged a brace, to set his side on their way to a comfortable 4-0 triumph.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 that is naughty!! ?\u200d?<\/p>\n<p>Incredible pass from PSG\u2019s Prince to find Messi, who takes it round the keeper for a cool finish ?<\/p>\n<p>Champagne football ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m1UneSPUqE\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/m1UneSPUqE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/btsportfootball\/status\/1525558571068444674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/live-streaming-match-previews\/getafe-cf-vs-fc-barcelona-live-streaming-watch-la-liga-online\/\">Getafe CF vs FC Barcelona live streaming: Watch La Liga online<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/barcelona-bound-bayern-munich-chief-speaks-out-on-robert-lewandowskis-future\/\">Barcelona bound? Bayern Munich chief speaks out on Robert Lewandowski\u2019s future<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 The father of Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi, on Sunday, dropped a fresh hint over his son\u2019s long-term future. The subject of Messi\u2019s future has of course taken its place centre stage in the headlines across the European media over recent months. This comes amid what has proven an altogether underwhelming debut campaign in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-18204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18204\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}