Barcelona defender Dani Alves has urged his former teammate Lionel Messi to return to the club for a “last dance” together.
Messi has struggled to find his best form at Paris Saint-Germain since his high-profile summer transfer from the Catalan club last year. The Argentine superstar has netted just three domestic goals across 21 appearances since his move to the French capital. In November, Messi landed a record-breaking seventh Ballon d'Or title by scooping the 2021 accolade before ranking second behind Robert Lewandowski in the 2021 FIFA Best Men's Player – but his form has, not entirely unsurprisingly given he turns 35 this summer, declined.
Reports have indicated that Messi is unhappy in Paris as he has failed to settle in the city and at the club for multiple reasons. Alves became the first signing of coach Xavi Hernandez at Camp Nou and the right-back was one of a quartet of January arrivals who have transformed Xavi’s Barcelona – the club are undefeated in La Liga since early December. After signing Alves, Barca completed the signing of Ferran Torres from Manchester City and then secured the loan signing of La Masia graduate Adama Traore from Wolves before clinching the signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
