Lionel Messi has revealed that he wants to return to Barcelona, and he really misses that place. The Argentine talks about it daily to his wife and children, and returning there is something they really want. The former FC Barcelona player had recently visited Camp Nou, and it seems like the 2022 World Cup winner got reminiscing about everything.
‘I really want to go back…’: Messi wants to return to Barcelona
Messi, during a conversation with Diario Sport, revealed his desire to eventually find a way back to Barcelona. He said:
“I really want to go back, that we miss Barcelona a lot, that the children continuously, and my wife, we talk about things about Barcelona, the idea of living there again”.
The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner also said:
“We have our house, everything, so that's what we want.”
The Inter Miami superstar also said during the aforementioned interview that he will be making an attempt to go back to the Catalans’ home stadium. Messi said:
“I really want to go back to Barça stadium when it's finished because since I left for Paris, I didn't go back to Camp Nou either, and then they went to Montjuïc.”
Messi misses FC Barcelona and fans
The Qatar World Cup star also revealed that he misses “all those moments at Barca,” and the “affection of Barca fans is spectacular.”
Messi recently had a secret visit to Camp Nou on Sunday and posted an emotional message on Instagram, which has melted hearts. The FC Barcelona home stadium was a place where it all began, and the player stated that he would like to return to the stadium someday, but “not just to say goodbye.”
Messi wrote in his heartfelt Instagram post that Camp Nou is a place that has made him feel “the happiest person in the world a thousand times over.”
The former player of the club took a glimpse at the revamped stadium for the first time since his departure from Barca. The club legend posted a series of pictures of his homecoming to the place where he began his remarkable journey.
Messi had to leave the club in tears following the financial issues the club was induled with that time. After playing for his boyhood club, Newell’s Old Boys, for five years during his formative years, Messi joined the Spanish giants at the age of 13. Following his unforgettable journey with the La Liga side, the player had to leave for the Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain in 2021, which was hard to watch for the fans.