If Messi does not return, Barcelona has a backup plan in place for the summer. The club is currently awaiting La Liga's approval of their economic viability plan, which has experienced delays due to the league's request for updated documents following the confirmation of Jordi Alba's departure and the addition of new sponsors.
Once they receive approval, Barcelona's main focus will be on finalizing the contract registrations of Gavi and Ronald Araujo, as reported by Mundo Deportivo.
However, their utmost priority remains the re-signing of former captain Lionel Messi. With his contract at PSG expiring, Messi will become a free agent in the summer. Barcelona is making significant efforts to bring him back to the club. Nevertheless, they face competition from Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia, who are prepared to offer Messi an enormous deal worth €500 million per year.
Despite being unable to compete with the massive offers presented by other clubs, Barcelona is optimistic that Messi's desire to continue playing in Europe for another year could work in their favor and lead to his re-signing.
However, in the event that this does not materialize, Barcelona has formulated an alternative roadmap for the upcoming summer transfer window.
Their primary plan, Plan A, revolves around securing Messi's return, which would shape their other targets based on factors such as the available Fair Play margin.
Nevertheless, as a precautionary measure, the La Liga champions have also developed a Plan B that can be implemented if they are unable to bring Messi back to the club.
There have been suggestions that the absence of Messi could create an economic opportunity for Barcelona to pursue their primary alternative target, Martin Zubimendi.
However, at present, Barcelona remains highly confident about their ability to re-sign Messi, and the thought of resorting to their Plan B has not even crossed their minds.
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