Former FC Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas hopes Lionel Messi will return to the Catalan outfit and believes the Argentine superstar winning the Best FIFA Men’s Player award was deserved.
Until leaving Barcelona in the summer of 2021 after his contract had expired, Lionel Messi had spent the entirety of his club football career at the Catalan outfit. He has been linked with a move back to Barcelona and Cesc Fabregas hopes the Argentine will return to the Catalan club.
Lionel Messi has been playing for Paris Saint-Germain since leaving Barcelona and his current contract with the French club is due to expire at the end of the season. He has not yet renewed his contract.
Lionel Messi has been impressive for Paris Saint-Germain in the ongoing 22/23 campaign and he also starred for Argentina at FIFA World Cup 2022. Messi led from the front as Argentina won the FIFA World Cup 2022.
Lionel Messi’s Best FIFA Men’s Player Award Win is Deserved, Says Cesc Fabregas
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His sensational performances for Argentina at Qatar 2022 have helped Lionel Messi win the Best FIFA Men’s Player award. Messi finished ahead of Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema in the voting to win the award.
Cesc Fabregas, who is also a former teammate of Lionel Messi, believes the Argentine’s award win was deserved. “Everything is very complex in these awards. Mbappé is very talented, and Benzema made one of the best Champions in history,” Cesc Fabregas told El Larguero [via Barca Universal].
“Leo, for his part, did well in Paris and then did what he did in the World Cup, which has a lot of weight. If a player wins it for his performance in the World Cup, it is deserved.”
On Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas said: “Sentimentally, he will always be a Barça player. I don’t know what his future will be, but I’m sure he’s going to fight to compete at the top.”
On a potential Barcelona return for Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas added: “I hope Messi returns to Barcelona, but these are very personal decisions.”
Meanwhile, it remains to be seen what decision Lionel Messi takes with regards to his future. Major League Soccer side Inter Miami has also been mooted as a potential destination for Messi, and their manager Phil Neville even confirmed their interest in the Argentine.
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