‘I couldn’t see myself in another team’ - Lionel Messi opens up on Barcelona return plan

Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images Lionel Messi has opened up in an interview this week on his plan to return to Barcelona after winning the 2022 World Cup, before deciding to move to Inter Miami just a few months later.

Messi infamously moved from Barça to Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 after being unable to sign a new contract in what remains an ugly and strange saga, but after capturing the elusive World Cup in Qatar two and a half years ago, the Blaugrana legend was fully intent on returning to Camp Nou in the summer of 2023.

“After the World Cup I couldn’t see myself in another European team that wasn’t Barça. My goal was to come back to my home, where everything started. Unfortunately…