Coach Xavi suddenly speaks out about the possibility of Messi coming to Barcelona

"Messi is of course an outstanding player, he is also my close friend. We will see if everything comes true or not (Messi returns to Barcelona). This depends on many factors, including Messi's intention and desire to return or not," coach Xavi said at a press conference before Barcelona's match against Valladolid at 3am tomorrow morning, May 24, in round 36 of La Liga.

Messi has yet to show clear intentions about returning to Barcelona

Also according to coach Xavi: "Barcelona is planning for the new season. However, at this time we have not made any specific decisions, but it will also depend on the Financial Fair Play law."

According to Marca , Barcelona may have to say goodbye to many stars this summer such as Ansu Fati, Franck Kessie, Raphinha, Ferran Torres... to balance finances, create space in the salary fund to meet the Financial Fair Play regulations of La Liga to be eligible to recruit new players.

Besides the possibility of re-signing Messi, Barcelona is also ambitious to sign midfielder Joshua Kimmich from Bayern Munich.

"Busquets will leave the team at the end of the season. Therefore, my priority right now is to find a player capable of replacing him in that position. Kimmich? He is a good player and one of the best players in that position. However, I will not say more. Like the case of midfielder Martin Zubimendi, Real Sociedad has shown great dissatisfaction," added coach Xavi.

Coach Xavi is giving many possibilities for Messi's return.

Previously, on the day of receiving the La Liga championship trophy, Barcelona's leadership, including Sports Director Mateu Alemany and Vice President Rafa Yuste, both spoke about Messi's return, with the possibility of making an offer as soon as the Argentine star and PSG officially crowned Ligue 1 champions in the round of matches this weekend.

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