Lionel Messi 'has no plans to return to Barcelona'

Former Barcelona attacker Lionel Messi reportedly has no plans to return to the Catalan giants in the future.

The Argentine was willing to take a 50% pay cut to extend his stay at Camp Nou this summer, but La Liga's financial stipulations made it impossible for him to remain in Catalonia.

Messi has since endured a slow start to life at Paris Saint-Germain, and Barca president Joan Laporta has tipped the 34-year-old to follow in Xavi and Dani Alves's footsteps with regards to a possible return.

However, AS claims that Messi has no interest in making a sensational return to Camp Nou, be it as a player or in a managerial/backroom role.

The report adds that Messi is solely focused on achieving success with Mauricio Pochettino's side, and the six-time Ballon d'Or winner's family are now settled in the French capital.

Messi got off the mark for the 2021-22 Ligue 1 season at the sixth attempt in the weekend's 3-1 win over Nantes.