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Xavi Hernández says Barça were going to sign Lionel Messi after the 2022 World …
🎙 Xavi Hernández says Barça were going to sign Lionel Messi after the 2022 World Cup.
🗣 Xavi: “Leo Messi back to Barcelona was a done deal after that World Cup won by Argentina. It was done. We also had La Liga’s green light and Messi wanted to return but Laporta stopped the signing.
Laporta told me Messi was gonna go against him and he couldn’t allow that”.
(Source: LaVanguardia)
🗣 Xavi: “Leo Messi back to Barcelona was a done deal after that World Cup won by Argentina. It was done. We also had La Liga’s green light and Messi wanted to return but Laporta stopped the signing.
Laporta told me Messi was gonna go against him and he couldn’t allow that”.
(Source: LaVanguardia)
2026-03-09T15:54:10+00:00
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