Messi 'could not' currently rejoin Barcelona, says La Liga boss
Barcelona would not be able to resign Lionel Messi given the club's current financial situation, says La Liga President Javier Tebas.
Barcelona would not be able to resign Lionel Messi from Paris Saint-Germain in their current financial situation, La Liga President Javier Tebas said on Wednesday.
Messi, 35, is expected to leave PSG at the end of the season and has been heavily linked with a return to the Camp Nou, with Barça striker Robert Lewandowski saying he hopes to play with him next term.
The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner left Barcelona in 2021 as the Catalan giants struggled financially.
"Today, he could not [be registered in La Liga], but there is still time," Tebas told a press conference.
"We're not going to change the rules of financial control approved by the clubs to register Messi... even if it would be our wish that he returns to our league."
Tebas said Barcelona could potentially balance the books enough by selling players.
Daily Mundo Deportivo reported on Wednesday that Barca have a "firm intention of bringing in Lionel Messi" this summer on a two-year deal.
Messi has struggled to reproduce his best form in Paris, scoring 31 goals in 69 appearances, and was booed by PSG fans earlier this month.
– TIMES/AFP
related news
-
Stories that caught our eye: April 19 to 26
-
Superclásico victory boosts Boca’s Copa hopes
-
Bye bye TV Pública: Telefe to broadcast Albiceleste's matches in Argentina
-
Football club puts losses at 120 million euros in dispute over striker's death
-
Copa drama sets up first Superclásico with both sets of fans since 2018
-
Stories that caught our eye: April 5 to 12
-
Copa de la Liga Profesional qualification goes down to the wire
-
Agüero allies himself with Milei, says City Football Group interested in Argentina
-
Boca’s trip to Bolivia turns into an Odyssey
-
‘Messi of chess’: Argentine 10-year-old child prodigy takes no prisoners