El argentino Newell's prepara un plan para intentar repatriar a Lionel Messi en 2027
El club argentino Newell's Old Boys trabaja en un plan para intentar repatriar a Lionel Messi en el primer semestre de 2027, con el objetivo de que el astro cierre su carrera profesional en la institución donde dio sus primeros pasos como futbolista
TL;DR
- Newell's Old Boys aims to repatriate Lionel Messi in the first semester of 2027.
- The club wants Messi to end his professional career where he started as a child.
- The plan is a joint effort involving Newell's, Rosario city authorities, Santa Fe province, and Argentine football officials.
- The success of the repatriation depends on infrastructure and a competitive sports scheme.
- Contacts with Messi for his return began in 2024.
- Messi's current contract with Inter Miami runs until the end of the 2028 MLS season.
- Angel di María returned to Argentine football in 2025 with Rosario Central, a rival of Newell's.