Real Madrid Considering Thwarting Barcelona’s Attempts to Bring Lionel Messi Back to Camp Nou

• Lionel Messi has expressed an interest in rejoining Barcelona, and the club are desperate to sign him again
• Real Madrid are aware of the threat that Barcelona poses to their chances of defending the La Liga title this season
• Lionel Messi didn't want to leave Barcelona, but the Spanish club couldn't afford to renew his contract

Real Madrid know they have a fight on their hands this year if they are to defend their La Liga title.

Barcelona's impressive showing in the transfer market means that the Blaugrana pose a real threat to Los Blancos this season.

Real also know that the only thing more threatening than the current Barcelona side are a Barcelona side with Lionel Messi.

Barcelona are desperate to bring Messi back to the club. But unfortunately, Messi left the club when his contract expired, and Barcelona couldn't afford to renew it. He then signed for Paris Saint-Germain in France.

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Sportskeeda now reports that Real are determined to prevent the PSG superstar from making a sensational return to Barcelona. Messi only has one year left on his contract with the French side.

However, new sources report that Real Madrid is planning to hinder Barcelona's plans. It's unclear how Madrid plans to stop a deal going through, but they will be hoping that PSG commits the Argentinian legend to a new contract in France.

However, it is unclear how Real Madrid intends to wreck the Blaugrana's attempts to re-sign Messi.

The player is keen on returning to the Nou Camp and may not want to extend his stay in France.

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Before signing a two-year contract with Paris Saint-German last year, Lionel Messi had first attempted to leave Barcelona in 2020.

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The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner had one year left on his contract at that time and was looking forward to plying his trade elsewhere.

But Barcelona, under the leadership of Josep Bartomeu, was poised to renew the Argentina captain's contract for a further three years until 2023.