Lionel Messi’s Brother Slams Barcelona Says He Will Never Return To Camp Nou [VIDEO]

Messi then joined Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year deal – which happens to come to an end this summer.

Barca have been linked with a reunion with Messi, with president Laporta leaving the door open for a return.

However, Messi’s brother Matias claims the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner will NOT return to Barca, and if he does, President Laporta will have to be kicked out.

While on a live stream with his son, Matias said: “I have a SPORT [Spanish newspaper] clipping stuck in my house that says, ‘Messi should return to Barcelona’, and I subtitled it, hahahaha, we are not going back to Barcelona, and if we do, we are going to do a good cleaning. Among them, kick out Joan Laporta’.

“People did not support him [at Barcelona]. People should have gone out to do a march or something, let Laporta leave and Messi stay. The Spanish are traitors. I tell you because I want it to come out of our guts and not listen to things that are not true.”

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Messi scored 672 goals in 778 appearances for Barcelona, helping them win the Champions League four times, among numerous major honours, before joining Paris Saint-Germain after his painful exit.

Matias went so far as to claim his brother is the reason that Barca are a famous, world-renowned club during his bitter rant against the Catalans.

“Barcelona became known thanks to Messi,” he added. “Nobody knew about them before. Whoever’s had the chance to go to Barcelona and see the museum, you can see that the museum is Messi.”

Messi has been routinely linked with a return to the club where he burst through the ranks in the mid-2000s, with the manager and former teammate Xavi opening the door to this possibility last November.

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However, Matias’ vitriolic comments about his brother’s treatment suggest the Paris Saint-Germain superstar will not seal an emotional homecoming, especially with Laporta’s term in office set to run until 2027, the year in which Messi will turn 40.

There is plenty of speculation around the World Cup winner’s future at PSG due to his contract in the French capital expiring this summer.

There is the option to extend it, while Major League Soccer club Inter Miami or a big-money move to Saudi Arabia have been touted as options.

💣 Matías Messi, hermano de Leo Messi, en Twitch

👋🏻 “No vamos a volver y si lo hacemos vamos a hacer una buena limpieza, entre ellos, echar a Laporta”

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😱 “El Barça se empezó a conocer por Messi, no lo conocía nadie, solo al Madrid”

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