Overview
- At Sport’s Gala Valores, Messi was named the most beloved player in Barcelona’s history and said he will be in the Camp Nou stands as a supporter.
- Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said he would welcome coaching Messi but noted their contracts mean the scenario is not his decision to make.
- Messi posed with an Everton de La Plata jersey to boost the club’s campaign to complete synthetic turf at its Barrio Aeropuerto ground.
- Everton received a signed Argentina No. 10 shirt from Messi to anchor fundraising, following earlier contributions such as Dibu Martínez’s donated gloves.
- Club figures credited Argentina staffer and former Everton player Luis Martín as a key link in securing Messi’s support, with the turf already ordered but funding still short.