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Despite the bitter elimination in the last sixteen of the Champions League, it is possible that Lionel Messi would remain at FC Barcelona beyond the season for coach Ronald Koeman.

But not everyone around the Camp Nou is so optimistic about the future of the superstar.

"Leo has been seeing for some time that the team is improving thanks to all the changes," Koeman said in an interview with Uefa after the 1-1 draw against Paris St. Germain, which ended the season in the premier class after the 1: 4 in the first leg the Catalans finished.

Barça had numerous chances and could at least have won the second leg, but only took advantage of one opportunity through Messi in the 37th minute.

The Argentine also missed a penalty in stoppage time in the first half.

Lionel Messi was visibly frustrated after being eliminated from the Champions League

Source: AFP / FRANCK FIFE

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“In particular, we have young players with great quality.

A great future lies ahead of us.

Leo can have no doubts what the future holds for this team, ”Koeman said on Wednesday evening in Paris.

President Laporta wants Haaland

Koeman's surprisingly confident words followed shortly after an almost historical incident.

Because the end of Barcelona and Messi creates a phenomenon that last occurred in 2005.

Young star Kylian Mbappé was only six years old at the time, and Dietmar Hamann was still in midfield at Liverpool FC.

It was 16 years ago, and yet there is a parallel to this year's Champions League season.

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In that 2004/05 season, the later world footballers Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi with their clubs Manchester United and FC Barcelona did not make it to the quarter-finals of the premier class for the last time.

This was repeated now with the end of Juventus Turin against FC Porto and Barcelona at Paris Saint-Germain.

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So that this failure does not become a habit, the new Barça president Joan Laporta has made the signing of Erling Haaland a priority, according to the sports newspaper "AS".

The Norwegian is said to be the new dream couple with Messi after striker Luis Suárez left last season.

Messi soon in Miami?

The paper also answers the question of what money Barcelona wants to get the BVB star despite debts of 1.173 billion euros.

Accordingly, the club intends to issue so-called Laporta bonds.

This should give the Catalans new liquidity.

However, they also have to pay off short-term liabilities amounting to almost 200 million euros.

According to Radio Cadena SER, Messi should leave Barcelona by 2023 at the latest.

"No matter what happens, Messi will play for Inter Miami in two years," father Jorge is quoted as saying.

Messi's contract with FC Barcelona expires in the summer.

Last summer he tried with all his might to leave the club.