Xavi insisted it’s not the time to speak a couple of potential reunion with Lionel Messi as Barcelona shut in on the La Liga title.
Having already secured the Supercopa de Espana, the membership’s first silverware since Messi’s departure in 2021, Barcelona have a commanding 12-point lead in La Liga and maintain a 1-0 lead within the Copa del Rey semi-final towards Real Madrid.
A possible treble stays on the playing cards for Xavi’s facet, however with Messi now within the closing months of his contract at Paris Saint-Germain, the clamour to carry the Argentina World Cup winner again to Camp Nou is rising.
While Xavi is understandably eager to carry his former team-mate again to Barcelona, he’s targeted on upcoming matches and never potential switch exercise.
“I think this is not the time to talk about Messi’s return. I talk to Leo often, we have a friendship, but this is not the time,” he advised reporters forward of dealing with Elche.
“Hopefully, we can see him again here, I would be the first one to be happy. He is the best player in history, but boy, it’s not the time.
“We are a month away from profitable two titles, and it is time to focus.
“It doesn’t depend on me, it depends much more on what Leo wants to do. He’s done everything in football, he’s won everything; it depends on his happiness.
“We’re going to hearken to destiny. Let’s see what occurs, there’s nothing but. Let’s see the desire he has.”
Pressed further on Messi and next season, Xavi again sought to shift the focus towards the push for further silverware in this campaign.
“We have not talked about subsequent yr with the board,” he said. “We are one step away from profitable titles and also you discuss to me about signings subsequent yr.
“Sometimes I do not understand you [the media]. All year round, the talk is to win titles, and now that we are one step away, we talk about players for next season. Let’s focus on Elche.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr
