SPORTS

Lionel Messi says he will move back to Barcelona once his spell at Paris Saint-Germain comes to an end.

Messi has struggled to settle into his new surroundings in the French capital and has admitted he “misses everything” about his old life in Spain where he spent more than two decades 

The Argentine international said he will move back to the Catalan capital after Paris with his three children, in a move which both he and his wife Antonela Roccuzzo desire.

He has described his time living in a hotel in Paris as "bad" and although the family have now moved into a rented property, he is missing the daily routine which he became used to.

PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 29: Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain during the Ligue 1 Uber Eats match between Paris Saint Germain and Lille OSC at Parc des Princes on October 29, 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo By Tnani Badreddine ATPImages/Getty Images)

Lionel Messi hasn't had an ideal start to life in Paris on or off the pitch

RELATED ARTICLES

Mauricio Pochettino explains decision to sub Lionel Messi at half-time in PSG win

Lionel Messi given brutal player rating after being hauled off in PSG win over Lille

In an interview with Catalan daily Sport which is bound to set alarm bells ringing at his new club, the 34-year-old said: “I don’t know when my contract with PSG will end.

“But what is also confirmed, and certain, is that we are going to live in Barcelona and our life will be there.

“It’s what my wife wants and I want.”

Flagging up his wish for a future role at the struggling Catalan side and saying he would “love” to be its technical director, he admitted when asked what he missed about living in Barcelona and being at his old club: “Everything!

Should Messi be doing better for PSG? Let us know in the comments section...

Messi didn't want to leave and misses the lifestyle he had while at Barcelona(Image: Getty Images)

You are viewing an Accelerated Mobile Page.

This embedded content is not currently supported.

SEE IT HERE

“It was a lot of time in the same place, the routine, the daily way of life, going into a changing room I knew like the back of my hand.

“Moving to Paris was a complete change. It meant arriving somewhere that was totally new, both the city and the club.

“I loved the life I had in Barcelona, the club and it’s something I miss although it doesn’t mean things are not good here.”

Portraying his first weeks with PSG as a nightmare of “unbearable” traffic jams and three children who were fed up of hotel life after the initial novelty wore off, he added in his bare-all interview with Sport: “We were spoilt where we were before.

His happiness during his time with the Catalan gaints has been wiped away since leaving them(Image: Getty Images)

Don't miss a thing with our football updates!

Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?

Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!

From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.

How do you sign up?

It only takes a matter of seconds.

Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.

And that's it, job done. You'll receive an email with all of the top news stories every single morning.

You can find out more information on our email newsletter on this link here.

“Everything was easy and nearby. I would take the children to school and go back home, then head to training, return home for something to eat and go and pick the kids up.

“Today I don’t have time to take the children to school and pick them up and go to training.”

Messi was subbed at half-time on Friday in PSG’s match against French champions Lille after failing to make much of an impact as his side went a goal down.

He had been struggling with a muscle injury earlier in the week but had been declared fit to play. PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino insisted he had been withdrawn as a “precaution.”

Messi has scored three Champions League goals despite not registering in Ligue 1(Image: Getty Images)

Although he has scored three times in the Champions League for his new club, Messi has yet to score a league goal for PSG since his free transfer in the summer and has faced criticism from the French media.

The six-times Ballon d’Or winner revealed he still speaks all the time to “great friend” Sergio Aguero, substituted on Saturday in Barcelona’s match against Alaves and taken to hospital for tests after suffering chest pain and dizziness.

He told Sport he also speaks regularly to former teammates Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba.

Joan Laporta has made comments which Messi is not happy with(Image: Getty Images)

Elsewhere in the interview he admitted he hadn’t spoken to Barcelona president Joan Laporta since he left the Nou Camp.

Responding to Laporta’s claim last month he had hoped Messi would stay and play for nothing to ease the Catalan club’s financial woes and be able to keep their star player, he said: “I was never asked to play for free.

“I was asked to reduce my salary 50 per cent and I did it without any problem.

“We wanted to help the club more. My family and I wanted to stay in Barcelona. I think what the president said was out of place. His words hurt me.”