‘I hope that one day‘ — Lionel Messi sends special message to Barcelona fans after visiting the Camp Nou last night

FC Barcelona have had a dramatic 2025/26 season to date, for all the suitable and mistaken causes. Even off the pitch, issues are usually not as simple as anticipated, with the return to the Spotify Camp Nou taking longer than anticipated.

Issues have picked up tempo on this regard within the final couple of days. Final Friday, Barcelona held an open coaching session in entrance of followers on the remodelled stadium, and the hope is that, topic to permissions, the membership will return in an official capability on 22 November in opposition to Athletic Bilbao.

Now, in a shock growth, membership icon Lionel Messi has shared pictures of himself on the new stadium on Instagram with a message to followers. Right here is the way it reads:

“Final night time I returned to a spot I miss with all my coronary heart. A spot the place I used to be immensely glad, the place you made me really feel a thousand occasions just like the happiest individual on the earth. I hope that sooner or later I can return, and never simply to say goodbye as a participant, as I by no means acquired to do…💙❤️”

The ache in Messi’s phrases may be very evident. It nonetheless haunts each him and Barcelona followers that they by no means had one closing swansong, and that he was not given the sort of farewell befitting the profession he had in a Blaugrana jersey.

Since leaving Barcelona, the Argentinian maestro moved to PSG for a few seasons, gained the World Cup with Argentina in Qatar in 2022, after which moved to Inter Miami in MLS, the place he continues to defy logic together with his performances.

Though a return to Barcelona as a participant appears out of the query, followers would love to present Lionel Messi a belated tribute in entrance of a completely packed stadium. Even Joan Laporta hinted on the identical in an interview final week.

The little magician’s return to the Camp Nou final night time felt very particular. Hopefully, it is not going to be lengthy earlier than Barcelona can honour him correctly. Allow us to wait and see how the celebrities align to make it occur within the coming years.

We love you and miss you, Leo!