Barcelona will sign Angel Di Maria who’s Messi’s friend. According to the Catalan daily SPORT (via El Nacional), Barcelona is interested in signing Argentina international Angel Di Maria to persuade Lionel Messi to rejoin the team.
As his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires at the end of the current campaign, his future with the club is uncertain. He will undoubtedly quit the French giants as a free agent, claims Fabrizio Romano.
Al-Hilal, a dominant force in the Saudi Pro League, has made the legendary Argentinean player an offer worth over €400 million annually. The forward, however, apparently wants to keep competing in Europe.
Currently, only Barcelona is a team in Europe interested in signing Messi. After reluctantly letting the superstar leave Catalonia in 2021, the Blaugrana are eager to get him back.
To sign the PSG talisman, the Spanish champions must, however, find a solution to their money problems. The team Xavi hopes that La Liga will approve their proposed financial viability plan.
Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, meanwhile, have declared their intention to depart Camp Nou after the current campaign. Fans are worried that Messi won’t return because the Spanish team is great buddies with the Argentinian.
Joan Laporta, the president of Barcelona, has devised a strategy to entice the 35-year-old back, though. The aforementioned source claims that the Blaugrana are interested in signing Di Maria to persuade Messi to return to the team.
When his contract with Juventus expires on June 30, there are rumors that he may depart the team. The La Liga powerhouses are now aiming to sign the Argentina international for nothing.
Di Maria is great pals with Messi and is also freely available. The two played together at PSG last season and are teammates on the Argentina national squad.
Together, they have played 134 games in various tournaments and scored 15 goals. Both players scored as La Albiceleste defeated France 4-2 on penalties following a 3-3 stalemate in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Lionel Messi, a former Barcelona star, performed well in his final match for PSG:
For PSG this season, Lionel Messi has made 40 appearances and tallied 21 goals and 20 assists. He scored in the 1-1 draw against Strasbourg on Saturday (May 27), which allowed Paris to win Ligue 1.
The legendary Argentine had 86 touches and made 62 accurate passes (91%). The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner also made two significant chances and three crucial passes.
Lionel Messi engaged in eight duels, winning four of them, and he also made two tackles. The only player who performed worse than the former Barcelona talisman was Kylian Mbappe, who lost control 12 times and was passed once.
With his goal against Strasbourg, Lionel Messi surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo to become the best scorer in Europe’s top five divisions with 496 goals. His bitter rival Cristiano Ronaldo previously held the record (495).
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