Barcelona is in talks with La Liga as they step up their efforts to sign Lionel Messi for more flexibility in the Financial Fair Play. The club is in talks with the league over its spending limitations for next season, with the goal of bringing Messi back to the Nou Camp for what is expected to be his final year in European football. However, it will not be easy, as Barcelona was penalized by La Liga for exceeding their limit with three players for the 2021-22 season, including ex-Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen, and were obliged to re-register Gavi as an academy player.
The Christensen fine was successfully appealed, but Barcelona is still at the limit of what they can spend and will almost probably have to trade players to make room for a Messi return. Nonetheless, the club is working with that goal in mind, and they have been encouraged by the recent lack of progress in Messi’s contract negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain. Messi was keen to understand PSG’s sporting plans for next season before progressing with negotiations. Since then, an offer has been made for the Argentina international to play for Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal, which is said to be worth £400 million for only one year.
No other club in the world could compete with Saudi Arabian football’s resolve to have both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi play in their league for a season. Neither PSG nor Barcelona will be deterred by it in their pursuit of Lionel Messi. PSG still wants the forward to stay, and the player’s priority has been the same since both parties agreed to work on a renewal around the time of the World Cup in Qatar. However, the likelihood that he will go elsewhere has recently increased, which has boosted his boyhood team in Catalonia.
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