From the age of 13, Vazquez was Lionel Messi ’s team-mate at La Masia, the fabled youth academy of FC Barcelona. And they quickly became close friends.

Barcelona midfielder Sergi Roberto said last week the squad would “welcome Messi back with open arms”, and their economic vice-president Eduard Romeu said last September it would now be ...

Barcelona was Lionel Messi’s preferred option from all the offers he had on the table and Barcelona senior sources were desperate to get him back. But like every team that wanted to sign Messi ...

Jorge Messi made a visit to Barcelona in mid-April, having lunch with Laporta, and making sure everyone knew he was in town by attending a Barca B game with another son Rodrigo at the Estadi Johan ...

Messi could drift inside from the right of a classic Barcelona 4-3-3, or — more in keeping with Xavi’s general approach — he could play the inside-right position as part of a box midfield ...

In his book Barca: The Making Of The Greatest Team In The World, Graham Hunter wrote: “ (Barcelona) saw that young, impressionable Leo Messi would have to be absolutely superhuman not to be led ...

Barcelona president Joan Laporta said the club had a ‘moral debt’ to Lionel Messi because of the manner of his 2021 departure (Photo: Eric Alonso/Getty Images).

As a result, when Barcelona president Joan Laporta was interviewed by local outlet La Vanguardia, Messi came up. Laporta assessed the situation the club is in with their long-time talisman right now.

Following reports of a spectacular return to Barcelona and alleged 'talks' with Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli, David Ornstein ...

Barcelona had been planning to unveil Messi, re-signed and resealed, later this month. It had added one of his closest friends, Sergio Agüero, to its squad, apparently at his insistence, this summer.

Barcelona’s former president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, and Messi on the day the star signed his current contract. The four-year deal will pay him almost $675 million.

Barcelona fans consider Messi to be their own. The Argentinian first moved into the club’s youth academy when he was 13 and he, more than anyone, symbolises Barca’s golden era and the success ...