Deco Dismisses Messi's Barcelona Return as Unrealistic, Denies Contact

Barcelona's Sporting Director, Anderson Luís de Souza 'Deco', has dismissed ongoing speculation regarding the return of Argentine star Lionel Messi to the Catalan club as unrealistic. He stated that the club has not received any official indications concerning this matter from the player or his representatives recently.

In media statements, Deco clarified that Messi, who currently plays for American club Inter Miami, has not contacted the Spanish club's management, nor have any of his close associates, to express a desire to return. He affirmed that this topic has not been brought up for discussion within the club since he assumed his administrative role. "The scenario of a return has never been on the table since I started my duties, and neither Messi nor anyone from his circle has contacted us to say he wants to come back," Deco stated. "All that is being circulated are just many rumors and unrealistic matters."

The Spanish club's sporting director emphasized that addressing such possibilities with a player of Messi's stature is illogical in the absence of any concrete project. He added, "Talking about these matters with a great player like Leo is futile if there is nothing real or tangible." In this context, the former Catalan club midfielder noted that Messi remains the best player in football history or one of the greatest to have ever played the game.

This clarification comes at a time when Messi had previously expressed, via his personal accounts, his aspiration to return to Barcelona in the future without specifying a date. However, the statements from the sporting management in Spain confirm the absence of any official moves or real contacts at present.