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We do not want Lionel Messi back – Barcelona President insists
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Barcelona president, Joan Laporta has made his position known on re-signing Lionel Messi after Paris Saint-Germain summer move.
He dismissed claims that Messi could be returning back to the Nou Camp, saying the Catalans are focused on ‘building a new team with young people’.
According to RAC1, Laporta said: ‘I’ve received no message from Lionel Messi or his camp over a possibility of returning to Barcelona. At the moment we are not considering it.
‘I no longer have a fluid communication with Messi like I did before he left. His departure almost made me feel more bad for personal and family reasons rather than just strictly sporting ones.
‘We’re not considering [Messi’s return]. We are building a new team, with a mix of young players and experience – the symbiosis is working. But Leo is Leo and he’ll always be a winner.
‘For me, it sure wasn’t easy [for him to go], but, as it happened, I thought about the club [finances], I couldn’t put it at more risk. I think we did what we had to do.’