Lewandowski Relishes Playing with Messi Amid Star’s Rumoured Return to Barca

• Robert Lewandowski believes he would form a great partnership with Lionel Messi at Barcelona
• Barcelona are pushing to re-sign the Argentine forward from Paris Saint-Germain as a free agent this summer
• Messi spent 17 seasons at Barcelona before leaving in 2021 to join PSG due to the club’s financial crisis

Lionel Messi’s rumoured return to Barcelona is having forward, Robert Lewandowski, excited about the prospect of playing alongside the Argentine superstar.

Barcelona are one of the favourites to sign Messi should he decide to leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season when his contract with the Parisians expires.

According to Barca Universal, Lewandowski, who is Barcelona’s top scorer this season, has now revealed playing alongside Messi at Camp Nou will be incredible.

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“Messi belongs at Barça and if he comes back it will be incredible. We know his place is here at Barcelona. I don’t know what will happen, but I hope that next season we can play together.”

Messi remains Barcelona's all-time top goal scorer, with a total of 672 goals for the Catalans before his departure in 2021 due to the club’s financial crisis.

Messi has four options for next season

Meanwhile, Lionel Messi is on the radar of four top teams as the Argentine is still undecided on his next club with his Paris Saint-Germain contract set to run out in the summer, SB Nation reports.

PSG leads the way in the chasing pack for the services of the Argentine as they have offered the 35-year-old forward an option to renew his deal at the Parc des Princes.

Barcelona, Inter Milan and Al-Hilal are the three other clubs waiting to snap up Messi should the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner decide to leave PSG in the summer.

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Lionel Messi mute on PSG future

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Lionel Messi has remained tight-lipped over his future amid a contract standstill with Paris Saint-Germain and reports of a return to his former club Barcelona.

The 35-year-old was forced to leave Blaugrana in 2021 after they could not register his new contract due to financial complications. He joined PSG on a two-year contract.

His PSG contract expires in June, and he is yet to agree to a new one despite the open desire of the Paris outfit to keep him at the club beyond the end of the current season.