{"id":99639,"date":"2025-12-03T18:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T17:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/deco-dismisses-rumors-of-leo-messi-return-to-barcelona_315411_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:35:23","slug":"deco-dismisses-rumors-of-leo-messi-return-to-barcelona_315411_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/deco-dismisses-rumors-of-leo-messi-return-to-barcelona_315411_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Deco ratifies Bar\u00e7a&#8217;s stance on Leo Messi&#8217;s possible return"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deco spoke again about Leo Messi and a possible return to Bar\u00e7a in 2026. The Barcelona sporting director made it clear that &#8216;La Pulga&#8217; has a contract with Inter Miami and, for now, there is no contact between the parties<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p>The sporting director of <strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong>, <strong>Deco<\/strong>, reviewed the club&#8217;s current affairs in an interview for the program &#8216;Qu\u00e9 t&#8217;hi jugues&#8217; on the &#8216;SER&#8217; network. The central theme of the interview had to do with the stir generated last month after <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/lionel-messi\/leo-messi-returned-to-spotify-camp-nou-on-sunday-night_315236_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/lionel-messi\/leo-messi-sorprendio-barca-con-visita-relampago-spotify-camp-nou_315236_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/lionel-messi\/leo-messi-returned-to-spotify-camp-nou-on-sunday-night_315236_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Leo Messi surprised Bar\u00e7a with a 'lightning' visit to Spotify Camp Nou\">the lightning visit<\/a> by <strong>Leo Messi<\/strong> to <strong>Spotify Camp Nou<\/strong> and the rumors linked to a possible return of &#8216;La Pulga&#8217; to the club in 2026.<\/p>  <p>Although the Rosario native <strong>has a contract with Inter Miami until December 2028<\/strong>, as agreed in his most recent renewal with the pink team, MLS allows its main stars to negotiate loan departures, for six months, to European clubs.<\/p>  <p>This is thanks to the league&#8217;s winter break setting the season&#8217;s start for late February, and it&#8217;s not until the second half of the year that the bulk of the calendar is played, including the playoffs. <strong>Bar\u00e7a could sign Leo for the second half of 25\/26<\/strong>, but this scenario, for now, is not viable<\/p>  <h2>Is a transfer of Leo Messi to Bar\u00e7a in January possible?<\/h2>  <p>In that regard, Deco was clear in stating that, at the moment, **the club does not see a &#8216;last dance&#8217; for Messi in the Bar\u00e7a jersey as feasible**. Firstly, because no reinforcements are expected in January. Secondly, due to the financial gap separating Bar\u00e7a&#8217;s economy from the &#8217;10&#8217;s&#8217; high salary.<\/p>  <p>&#8220;I<strong> don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s possible because Leo has a contract and it was never considered. Leo is always Leo and could still offer something, he&#8217;s a great player, but it&#8217;s not a topic we&#8217;re going to discuss<\/strong>,&#8221; explained the Barcelona sporting director.<\/p>  <p>In the summer of 2023, there was also speculation about the possible return of &#8216;La Pulga&#8217; after his departure from PSG. However, <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/his-return-vanishes-barcelona-messi-close-to-accept-offer-inter-miami_293007_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/se-esfuma-su-regreso-barcelona-messi-cerca-aceptar-oferta-inter-miami_293007_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/his-return-vanishes-barcelona-messi-close-to-accept-offer-inter-miami_293007_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\u00a1Se esfuma su regreso al Bar\u00e7a! Messi escogi\u00f3 finalmente la oferta del Inter Miami\">Inter Miami ended up signing him<\/a>, while Bar\u00e7a opted for &#8216;low cost&#8217; signings to deal with its financial &#8216;Fair Play&#8217; problems.<\/p>  <h2>Deco bows to Leo Messi&#8217;s legacy at Barcelona<\/h2>  <div class=\"media media-image\" data-ck-asset-wrapper=\"\"> <div class=\"media-item\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Leo Messi during his visit to Spotify Camp Nou\" data-id=\"1530380\" data-resize=\"9\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/fcbn-330b12aa653eacd1d06b322d4b04a696.webp\" title=\"Leo Messi during his visit to Spotify Camp Nou\" width=\"1000\"><div class=\"media-title\">Leo Messi during his visit to Spotify Camp Nou<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>  <p>Beyond ruling out Leo Messi&#8217;s return in the short term, Deco has no doubt in expressing his admiration for the Rosario native, as well as the magnitude of his figure in Barcelona.<\/p>  <p>&#8220;Leo will have an impact his whole life, for me, Leo is the best player in the club&#8217;s history, along with Johan (Cruyff) and Ronnie (Dinho). It&#8217;s normal for this generation not to forget Leo.&#8221;<\/p>  <p>The former Portuguese international shared with the Argentine &#8216;crack&#8217; for four seasons.In fact, on the &#8217;10&#8217;s debut, on October 16, 2004, Messi came on for Deco in the 83rd minute of a match at Montju\u00efc where Bar\u00e7a won by the narrowest of margins against Espanyol (0-1) with a goal from the player born in Brazil but who represented Portugal internationally in the first half.<\/p>  <h2>Comparisons Between Messi and Lamine<\/h2>  <p>The Blaugrana sporting director, on the other hand, did not shy away from referring to the comparisons between Leo Messi and <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/lamine-yamal-confesses-spain-the-world-cup-leo-messi_315395_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fc-barcelona\/lamine-yamal-se-confiesa-estilo-juego-comparaciones-con-messi-mas_315395_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/lamine-yamal-confesses-spain-the-world-cup-leo-messi_315395_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Lamine Yamal se confiesa: su estilo de juego, las comparaciones con Messi y m\u00e1s\">Lamine Yamal<\/a>. Beyond the talent of both players and the similarities in their playing style, the current club official understands that both footballers have had different evolutions, marked by the club&#8217;s context.<\/p>  <p>&#8220;<strong>They are different stages, they are different players, they are above the rest in terms of their perception of things<\/strong>. Leo grew up in an environment where he had no pressure or need to be the protagonist because it wasn&#8217;t his time. <strong>Lamine has grown up in a Bar\u00e7a in reconstruction<\/strong>,&#8221; Deco argued.<\/p>  <p>Furthermore, he added: &#8220;<strong>Leo did it on an already consolidated team, with an average age of 26-27<\/strong>. Leo gradually integrated&#8230; he generated curiosity. I went to see the reserves to watch him. With his quality, he impressed you,&#8221; he recalled.<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deco spoke again about Leo Messi and a possible return to Bar\u00e7a in 2026. The Barcelona sporting director made it clear that &#8216;La Pulga&#8217; has a contract with Inter Miami and, for now, there is no contact between the parties The sporting director of FC Barcelona, Deco, reviewed the club&#8217;s current affairs in an interview [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":347,"featured_media":99649,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_nextfly_llmd_date_locked":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[449,106],"tags":[335,261],"class_list":["post-99639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transfers-2","category-transfers","tag-deco","tag-football-transfer-rumors"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Deco dismisses rumors of Leo Messi&#039;s return to Bar\u00e7a<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Deco spoke clearly about Messi&#039;s possible return to Bar\u00e7a in 2026. 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