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Currently at Inter Miami, Lionel Messi (37 years old) was close to a return to FC Barcelona last summer. The story would have been beautiful for the Argentinian, who has the Catalan club in his heart. Moreover, he did not want to betray the Culés in the past as explained by his former agent, Horacia Gaggioli, during an interview with Koora.
“Real Madrid were interested when Messi was young, when he was 16-17, but Leo never wanted to leave Barcelona. Arsenal showed interest in Messi when he was starting out, but the response was the same.”he explained. But Messi swore loyalty to Barça, before leaving for PSG on a free in 2021. Last summer, the Blaugranas’ financial problems did not allow him to return to his former club.
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