‘Go back to Barcelona’ - another legend slams Messi haters

Carlo Garganese

• 4 Apr 2023 14:00 BST
• 3 min read

Yet another ex-Barcelona star has slammed PSG for their treatment of Lionel Messi, with Thierry Henry the latest to call for the Argentine superstar to flee Paris and return to Camp Nou.

Messi was booed yet again by PSG fans on Sunday before the 1-0 home defeat by Lyon.

This has happened regularly in recent games, with PSG fans reported to be unhappy about Messi stalling on signing a new contract that expires at the end of the season.

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A number of ex-Barcelona figures have hit out at how Messi has been treated - with Emmanuel Petit blasting the Parisians earlier on Tuesday - and Henry is the latest as he called for the Argentine to return to Camp Nou.

What did Henry say about Messi?

“It’s embarrassing to hear whistles from the Parc,” Henry said on Amazon Prime.

“You can’t whistle one of the best players on the team, who has 13 goals and 13 assists this season.

“Personally, I would like to see him finish his career at Barcelona, in Europe.

“After that, I don’t know what he will do. Because the way he left Barcelona after everything he did.

“‘I didn’t really like it. For the love of football, he should go back to Barcelona.”

With Messi’s contract expiring at the end of the season, there are four clubs in the race to sign him.

They are signing a new contract at PSG, returning to Barcelona, joining Inter Miami or moving to Saudi Arabia to play for Al-Hilal.

Messi move to PSG

Messi completed a shock Free Transfer to PSG in the summer of 2021 after he was unable to sign a new contract with Barcelona.

The Argentine legend broke virtually every record during over 20 years at Camp Nou, scoring an incredible 672 goals in 778 games.

At PSG he has scored 29 goals in 67 games.