Lionel Messi adamant about desire to return to Barcelona

As well as praising the current young Barça stars, Argentina star Messi has revealed his plan to return to the Catalan capital.

Lionel Messi has described the current Barcelona team under Hansi Flick as 'spectacular'. He added that he is not surprised by their performances as they draw from La Masia, the famous youth academy from which he himself graduated, and appreciate these young players by following the example of the team where the Argentina number 10 shone. .

Messi's opinion on the current Barcelona team

“It's great to see how the first team is currently represented. This Barça team is spectacular, and that doesn't surprise me. It's nothing new; it's been happening since I joined Barça when I was 13. It is amazing that these children have this opportunity,” Messi said in an interview on the program “El nou clam” on 3Cat, a digital platform based in Catalonia.

For Messi, this commitment to La Masia has been strengthened over the past two years. “When they get confidence, they react like that because they know the club better than anyone and have been playing like that since they were kids. When they are supported, these things happen, just like in our time,” said the current Inter Miami player.

The Argentine, who left FC Barcelona in August 2021 after failing to reach a contract extension deal, reiterated that it is his family's wish to one day return to the Catalan capital. “In our minds the plan for the future is to return to Barcelona,” he said. “My children, my wife and I miss Barcelona very much. We have friends and left many things there. My children are Catalan and I have lived in Barcelona all my life. I feel like I'm from Barcelona, ​​and I miss it a lot. You never know where life will take you, but our intention is to live in Barcelona because it is our home,” he concluded.