Argentine star Lionel Messi is set to return to the legendary FC Barcelona to attend the celebrations of its 125th anniversary, according to reports. Radio Barcelona Reserve Catalonia.
The famous footballer joined La Masia academy when he was 13 years old and began his journey. He had developmental problems but made his first-team debut against Espanyol in 2004 when he was 17 years old.
Messi became the club’s greatest player and one of the best footballers of all time Goal.com The athlete reportedly scored 672 goals for Barcelona during his 17 years with the team.
His time with Barcelona ended in 2021 after it became impossible to deal with the Catalan team’s financial problems and the club failed to renew the Argentine maestro’s contract despite President Joan Laporta’s promise to him otherwise.
This left tension between the two. However, Laporta is trying to move past the differences and has personally invited Messi to attend his former club’s 125th anniversary at the Liceu Theater on November 29, according to the British Daily Mail. Tot Costa from Catalunya Radio.
Reports suggest that the World Cup winner will attend the event and is aiming to return to the club for the first time since his farewell in 2021.