Xavi claims Joan Laporta BLOCKED Lionel Messi's homecoming transfer to Barcelona after La Liga green light in bombshell new interview
Goal | 09.03.2026 01:35
Xavi revealed that the superstar was eager to return to Catalonia following his World Cup triumph with Argentina in Qatar. He even pitched it to Messi's father Jorge as a magical finale, saying: "We are going to do a last dance like Jordan's." Ultimately, the collapsed deal saw the forward instead move to MLS side Inter Miami upon the expiration of his contract at Paris Saint-Germain that summer.
