Barcelona flirts with Messi with a historical statue .. and "The Flea" refuses to return for this reason!

Barcelona is courting Argentine star Lionel Messi in order to return to its ranks after the expiration of his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, which runs until 2023, by erecting a historic statue outside the "Camp Nou" stadium.

The Catalan newspaper "Sport" said that Barcelona President Joan Laporta announced the final approval of the club's board of directors to erect the statue, but it touched on a good reason why Messi did not respond to the courtships of returning to Barcelona, ​​noting that the "flea" would not accept returning to Barcelona if he felt that he He will be the team's "second man" behind Polish striker Robert Lewandowski.

She explained that "Flea" considered what happened to him a betrayal on the part of Laporta when he canceled his contract extension agreement at the last minute, forcing Messi to leave the team and go to Paris Saint-Germain in August 2021 in a free transfer deal.

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