Leo Messi's plan would be to return to Barça as sports director

Published:31/10/2023 - 16:19h

Updated:31/10/2023 - 19:13h

Leo Messi, although on more than one occasion he has said that he does not think much about his future after retirement, has begun to show signs of a possible interest in being a sports director. Given this, he has begun to sense in which club he could be playing this role, with one in particular emerging as a favorite

Leo Messi lived an unforgettable day the past Monday in Paris. The Argentinian star, as it expected , went back to saborear the triumph when receiving his historical eighth Balloon of Gold, a prize that did not obtain from the year 2021, in the ceremony organised by the magazine 'France Football' in the Theatre of the Châtelet.

In his moving speech after receiving the award, the ex of the Barça did not doubt in reaffirming his connection with the Catalan club, declaring: "Had the luck to be in the best team of the world" and standing out his wish to withdraw of a way memorable in front of the fans culé, something that could be fraguándose between the combined Barcelona and the Inter Miami, waiting for that the works in the Spotify Camp Nou have finalised and the meeting can contest in the historical feudo culé.

Leo Messi, future sportive director of the Barça?

Now, in statements for 'Sportive World' after the premiación, 'The Flea' expressed his wish to return to Barcelona and do life in the City Condal, puntualizando: "Return to Barcelona like trainer? To day of today do not think that was trainer. Go back to Barcelona? Yes, I want to live there. The Barça always helped me and I to them, would like me collaborate somehow. Now I do not look further, I am player of football and want to follow playing".

These statements generated speculations on how could return Leo Messi to the FC Barcelona if it is not like player neither trainer. As 'Wolf' Carrasco, panelista of the program 'The Chiringuito' and exfutbolista of the Barça, one of the options that the Argentinian star would be considering is to turn into sportive director of the club. Nevertheless, also it mentions the possibility that Argentina offer him the technical direction of the selection, although this seems little likely, since the '10' has not showed interest in being technical director, as it mentioned previously.

In a past interview with Migue Granados for the channel of YouTube 'OLGA', the ex of the PSG insinuated his interest in the role of sportive director after his retreat, mentioning that it likes him all the related with the football, be with the youngsters and teach. It remains for seeing if the Barça will be had to give him the opportunity to go back to link with the club in some role, already was in tasks of office or another place.