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Xavi reveals why Lionel Messi never returned to Barcelona after 2022 World Cup
- In an interview with La Vanguardia, Xavi Hernández said everything was in place for Messi to rejoin Barcelona after the World Cup, but Laporta pulled out.
- According to Xavi, Joan Laporta negotiated directly with Jorge Messi and Barcelona had LaLiga's financial approval before the transfer fell through.
- During the interview he accused Laporta of being a puppet to Alejandro Echevarría, and said he and Messi stopped speaking for a period; Laporta responded that Messi's camp pulled out.
- Ahead of the vote on Sunday, Laporta responded on Monday that he was `surprised and hurt` and insisted the Messi camp pulled out, as club members vote.
- Xavi Hernández said he wants club members to know the truth and is currently out of work, possibly considering a national-team role, he added.
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"Joan Laporta Stopped It": Xavi Hernandez Makes Shocking Revelation About Lionel Messi's Barcelona Return
Former Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said the club's president Joan Laporta scuppered the return of all-time great Lionel Messi in 2023 to avoid a power struggle.
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After almost two years without speaking publicly on the subject, the former player and former coach of Barcelona Xavi Hernández said that Lionel Messi's return to the Catalan club was almost closed in 2023, but he was recently interrupted by President Joan Laporta. The revelation was made in an interview with the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia. Japanese talent and discipline: a team that represents Brazil in the World of Beesebol Second Xavi, t…
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