BARCELONA are set to go all out to re-sign Lionel Messi in an emotional transfer.
President Joan Laporta claims he feels “indebted” to the Argentine after overseeing his teary exit in 2021.
Messi, 35, joined Paris Saint-Germain for FREE that summer and is out of contract next June.
And Laporta “dreams” of snapping him up for his final years.
He said: “I feel indebted to Leo Messi.
“I would like him to end his career in a Barca shirt, and be applauded at all the stadiums.
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“I feel partially responsible for how things ended, and I feel that this is a temporary end and that we will make this dream a reality. At least that is the dream.”
Messi broke down in tears at a press conference while saying goodbye to Barca after 21 years.
The club’s devastating financial problems meant they could not afford to renew his mind-boggling £2.4MILLION-a-week contract.
PSG beat Manchester City to his signature and tied him down to a £700,000-a-week deal – just behind top-earner Neymar.
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He won Ligue 1 in his debut season but suffered Champions League heartbreak in the last-16 after a 3-2 aggregate defeat to Real Madrid.
Laporta flirted with the idea of bringing the Nou Camp legend back last week.
He told ESPN: “Messi was everything.
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"To Barca, he's been possibly its greatest player, the most efficient. To me he's only comparable to Johan Cruyff.
“But it had to happen one day. We had to make a decision as a consequence of what we inherited. The institution is in charge of players, coaches.
"I would hope that the Messi chapter isn't over.
“I think it's our responsibility to try to… find a moment to fix that chapter, which is still open and hasn't closed, so it turns out like it should have, and that it has a more beautiful ending."
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