Inter Miami star Lionel Messi has reiterated his desire to return to live in Barcelona in the future, explaining that his sudden departure from the LaLiga club in 2021 was not how he had imagined leaving.

Messi's comments come a day after he turned up unexpectedly at Spotify Camp Nou to visit the stadium as it is redeveloped, posting the images on social media with a caption saying he hoped to "return for the goodbye I never got to say as a player."

"We miss Barcelona a lot," Messi told Diario Sport . "With the kids, continuously, and my wife, we speak about things in Barcelona. The idea is to return there to live. We have our house there, everything, so that's what we want."

Messi's Camp Nou drop-in surprised everyone on Sunday. Having arrived in Barcelona ahead of joining up

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