{"id":24561,"date":"2022-07-26T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/07\/26\/barcelona-boss-xavi-speaks-out-on-a-potential-lionel-messi-return\/"},"modified":"2022-07-26T09:00:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T13:00:31","slug":"barcelona-boss-xavi-speaks-out-on-a-potential-lionel-messi-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/07\/26\/barcelona-boss-xavi-speaks-out-on-a-potential-lionel-messi-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona boss Xavi speaks out on a potential Lionel Messi return"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez has admitted that while Lionel Messi is the best player ever to play football, a move for the Argentine remains impossible as of right now.<\/p>\n

Speaking earlier in the month, Barca President Joan Laporta revealed that a move for the world-class forward, who was forced out of Barcelona last summer, could be on the cards in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would hope that the Messi chapter isn\u2019t over. I think it\u2019s our responsibility to try to \u2026 find a moment to fix that chapter, which is still open and hasn\u2019t closed, so it turns out like it should have, and that it has a more beautiful ending\u201d, he told ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n\"Barcelona<\/p>\n

VALENCIA, SPAIN \u2013 APRIL 16: Lionel Messi (L) and Xavi Hernandez of Barcelona react after Real Madrid scored their opening goal during the Copa del Rey Final between Real Madrid and Barcelona at Estadio Mestalla on April 16, 2014 in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Xavi rules out the move\u2026 for now<\/h2>\n

Messi, now at PSG, is under contract until 2023 with the French champions, and the Parisians are reportedly keen to extend the deal beyond that. Quizzed about the future of his former teammate, Xavi was quick to point this out.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has a contract and it\u2019s impossible right now,\u201d the Barcelona boss said<\/a>. \u201cMessi is the best footballer in the world and in history. President Laporta already said that Messi\u2019s story with Bar\u00e7a is not over, but now is not the time to talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Argentinian could well have unfinished business at the Camp Nou, with his 776 appearances so far having yielded 670 goals and a further 302 assists, alongside countless memorable moments.<\/p>\n

Should he get the chance to return, it could be a move that suits all parties.<\/p>\n

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