“It’s time to return home”

LIONEL MESSI has been urged to return to Barcelona by his ex-teammate Dani Alves.

This comes after it was reported that the star’s father, Jorge, called Nou camp bosses to secure a shock reunion for his son.

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The Argentine legend, 34, has endured a terrible debut season Paris St Germain according to its own high standards.

And Alves has urged his old pal to return to Catalonia for a ‘last dance’ together.

The full-back said: “I don’t know what he’s thinking or wants to do.

“He might come back with me for one last dance for a little year.

“Why not? Nowhere is better than here.

“We can’t be better off than at Barca.

“He left and tried the experience. It’s time to return home if he wants to.”

messi was controversially said to leave Barcelona to cut costs last summer.

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But after the big fanfare following his move to the French capital, Messi is struggling to repeat his top form.

He has only scored three goals in 20 domestic games for PSG.

Messi was on the pitch as his new club Knocked out of the Champions League on the last 16 stage against his old rivals Real Madrid.

And the Argentine – along with Neymar – was booed every time he touched the ball in the 3-0 win against Bordeaux the weekend after.

Alves rejoined the Catalan club himself and became Xavi’s first signing as Barca manager in November.

And Xavi claimed The “door is always open” for Messi to make an emotional return to the club.

President Joan Laporta also hinted that the former No.10 would “always be welcome back at the club as it’s his home”.