Vice President of Barcelona, Rafa Yuste has confirmed that they’ve initiated talks to re-sign Lionel Messi from PSG. 
Messi is heading toward becoming a free agent as his deal with PSG expires at the end of this season. There’s no offer yet for a contract extension. There have been reports of interest from MLS and the Middle East, but strong professional ties to Camp Nou mean that a stunning retracing of steps could take the 35-year-old back to Catalunya. Confirming that considering re-signing Messi, Yuste said;
“I participated in the negotiations that sadly weren’t successful. I am still frustrated that Leo couldn’t continue playing for this club. If we talk about the Masia academy and youth players, we are talking about Leo. He arrived here when he was 12 years old. Of course, I would love to have him back. I say this personally. But I think many of our supporters would love that too, for everything he would represent if he came back., not only on a sporting, economic and social level, among other issues, but also because I think that all beautiful stories must have a happy ending. And answering your question, my answer is yes. We are in contact with them (referring to Messi and his father and agent Jorge Messi).”
Nobody was injured in the attack which took place yesterday, March 2, and it is unclear why assailants would target Messi or the Unico supermarket in the country’s third-largest city of Rosario. According to authorities, two men on a motorcycle fired at least a dozen shots into the Rosario Unico that is owned by the family of Messi’s wife, Antonella Roccuzzo. They then left a note on cardboard that read “Messi, we’re waiting for you. [Pablo Javkin, the mayor of Rosario] is also a drug trafficker, so he won’t take care of you.” 
Messi has not commented. Widely considered the greatest soccer player of all time, Messi is revered in Argentina, especially since he led the national team to the country’s first World Cup victory in 36 years in Qatar in December. In Rosario, prosecutor Federico Rébola said authorities were reviewing security camera footage and that the investigation was “preliminary.” It was the first time Messi’s in-laws had received this kind of threat, he added. 
Cristiano Ronaldo was mocked with chants for his rival Lionel Messi by opposition fans during Al-Nassr’s Saudi Super Cup semi-final defeat to Al-Ittihad on Thursday, January 26. 
