LIONEL MESSI could make a dramatic transfer return to Barcelona because his wife is 'not enjoying life in France', according to sensational reports.

The Argentine superstar, 34, only left the Nou Camp amid the club's financial disarray last summer.

But halfway through his debut season with Paris Saint-Germain, there is already talk of an exit.

According to El Nacional, Antonela Roccuzzo has told her husband she is unhappy in the French capital and is putting the pressure on to move back to Catalonia.

The family – including sons Thiago, Mateo, and Ciro – are struggling to pick up French and miss their friends in Barcelona, while Antonela is even having withdrawal symptoms from the shopping on offer there.

To make matters worse, the Parisian weather is significantly worse than in the Castelldefels region where they used to live.

Luis Suarez, now with Atletico Madrid, said in December: "We talk every day, we always try to avoid expectations because we are players and we know how we have to act in those moments, we talk about the games, about the family.

"He told me that when he is playing in the cold, he suffers a lot and with the snow.

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"You have to get used to what the cold weather there is like, sure."

Messi's misery has not been limited to life away from the pitch, either.

Under Mauricio Pochettino and alongside the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, Messi has scored just one Ligue 1 goal in an injury-and-Covid-hit season.

And the report adds old pals Xavi and Dani Alves are also trying to convince the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner to return to the Nou Camp.

However, his contract at PSG runs until 2023.

And it may prove impossible to seal a deal before then, especially after the painful fallout between Messi's dad and agent Jorge and Barca president Joan Laporta last summer.

Barcelona insisted they could not register Messi under a new contract even with a massive pay cut due to their major debts.

But since then, the club have made a number of signings including paying up to £55million for Ferran Torres.

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