Lionel Messi Already Has FC Barcelona Return Date Amid PSG Contract Renewal Rumors

Lionel Messi already has a date set to return to FC Barcelona.

The club’s greatest ever player memorably left his boyhood club in tears in the summer of 2021 after president Joan Laporta’s board failed to navigate La Liga’s strict salary cap and offer him fresh terms when what was then believed to be the most lucrative sports contract of all time expired.

Paris Saint Germain were on hand to seize a golden opportunity, and allowed the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner to continue his career in the elite by providing him with a two-year deal said to pay him around €30mn ($32.2mn) per season.

On June 30, however, that arrangement also runs down, and Messi’s future is the subject of great interest worlwide.

Some reports put him close to renewing with PSG, amid rumors of a mouthwatering offer from Saudi Arabia, but he has also been linked to Barca.