Joan Laporta is desperate to bring Lionel Messi back to Barcelona and the president of the La Liga leaders must take decisive action to compete with Al Hilal and Paris Saint-Germain, who are also in the running for the Argentine star.

Joan Laporta wants to take a pay cut for all players so the team can afford Lionel Messi

Barcelona is far from solving its financial problems, and the expulsions from the European Cups in recent seasons have hit the budget of the Catalan club even more.

Now Joan Laporta is trying to prepare a sensational transfer in the summer and bring Lionel Messi back to Camp Nou.

The Argentine is coming to the end of his contract with PSG and the atmosphere in the French team is not very good, especially after the conflict between the club and Kylian Mbappe.

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Barcelona are trying to take advantage of this, but Lionel Messi’s return also comes at a big cost to the Blaugrana group, even though he comes without a contract.

For this reason, Daily Mail journalists write that Juan Laporta plans to cut his salary, precisely to allow himself to offer Messi a contract that the Argentine will be happy with.

The source also claims that the Barcelona president’s proposed pay cut will be 15%, meaning Barcelona will save around £61m.

In addition, Barcelona officials will also hold a meeting with La Liga officials to see if Lionel Messi can be brought back to the Camp Nou and thus comply with the Spanish league’s wage policy.

Barcelona cannot compete with Al Hilal, who have offered Lionel Messi an astronomical contract, but probably also with PSG, who are ready to convince the Argentine to sign a new deal at any price.

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