"SHORTLY following FC Barcelona's long-awaited return to the Spotify Camp Nou stadium, which recently reopened amid a €1.5 billion refurbishment, football superstar and former Barça player Lionel Messi made a surprise return back home. On the evening of Sunday, November 9, Messi went back to tour the Camp Nou stadium, and shared some images of his return the next day on social media, warming the hearts of FC Barcelona fans all over the world."
"Wrote Messi on his Instagram post the next day, "Last night I returned to a place that I miss with all my soul. A place where I was immensely happy, where you all made me feel like the happiest person on Earth thousands of times. Hopefully one day I can return, and not only to say goodbye as a player, as I was not able to do...""
"The 38-year-old Argentinian player made his official competitive debut at Barcelona at just 17 years old, in the year 2004. He played for the team for 17 years until his abrupt departure in 2021, reportedly due to financial restrictions on the club despite Messi agreeing to take an enormous pay cut (50 per cent). Though Messi desperately wanted to stay at his club, Then and current President of the club, Joan Laporta, stated that though he loved Messi, he couldn't put the club at risk only to keep him."
The Spotify Camp Nou reopened after a €1.5 billion refurbishment and Lionel Messi returned there privately on the night of November 9. Messi toured the stadium and shared images on social media, expressing deep nostalgia and hope to return for more than a farewell. Messi debuted competitively for Barcelona at 17 in 2004 and spent 17 years with the club. He left abruptly in 2021 amid reported financial restrictions despite offering a 50 per cent pay cut. Club president Joan Laporta said he could not risk the club's future to keep Messi.
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