Inter Miami celebrity Lionel Messi made a “secret” return to Barcelona on Sunday evening to go to the brand new Spotify Camp Nou.
The Blaugrana legend left the membership to Paris Saint-Germain on a Bosman deal in 2021 and he has been closely linked with a blockbuster switch again to the Spanish giants ever since his departure.
Messi scored a brace throughout Inter Miami’s 4-0 victory over Nashville this weekend, sending the membership into the MLS play-offs for the primary time of their historical past within the course of, earlier than jetting to Spain to finish a Camp Nou go to described as “secret” by Fabrizio Romano.
The Barcelona stadium has been below renovation since June 2023, with the Spanish giants final taking part in on the floor throughout a 3-0 victory over Mallorca in Might 2023.
The stadium reopened for a first-team coaching session on Friday and the Blaugrana are hoping to host their La Liga fixture versus Athletic Membership on 22 November at Camp Nou. Nonetheless, it’s removed from assured.
Lionel Messi returns to Barcelona
Regardless of the very fact Camp Nou continues to be below development, Messi returned to the stadium on Sunday evening and subsequently posted a message to the Barcelona followers on Instagram.
“Final evening I returned to a spot I miss with my soul,” he wrote. “A spot the place I used to be immensely blissful, the place you guys made me really feel a thousand occasions the happiest individual on the planet.
“I hope at some point I can come again, and never simply to say goodbye as a participant, as I by no means obtained to…”
Messi made 778 appearances throughout an illustrious profession at Barcelona, scoring 672 targets and profitable 35 trophies, however he was pressured to depart the membership in August 2021 amid important monetary troubles at Camp Nou.
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