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Xavi Boldly Claims Joan Laporta Rejected Chance to Bring Lionel Messi Back to Barcelona Despite Having a Deal Ready

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Barcelona legend Xavi Hernandez has made a damning revelation, confirming that Blaugrana president Joan Laporta was averse to the idea of Lionel Messi returning to the club.

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Former Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has revealed why Lionel Messi's return to the Camp Nou failed, saying everything was ready but the deal was ultimately stopped by president Joan Laporta. Speaking on Romario's YouTube channel, Xavi said that during his time in charge of Barcelona he had tried to bring back several former club players, including Neymar. "As Barcelona coach, I brought back Dani Alves and I tried to bring Neymar, Pedro and Mess…

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Xavi Hernández has claimed his stage as coach of Barcelona, of which he has said that the blue club was “at its worst in history” and yet won two titles and left “a legacy” of “young people”. The former technician culé has analyzed his time on the bench of Camp Nou with some other dart to Joan Laporta, with whom he has no relationship. Asked about that step as coach of Barcelona, Xavi made it clear that he feels “very proud” of what he did becau…

While on the bench of FC Barcelona (2021-2024), Xavi did not only try to recover Lionel Messi. The Spanish coach wanted......

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sport.es broke the news on Sunday, April 26, 2026.
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