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Newell's confident about Messi return

Newell's Old Boys is confident Lionel Messi will make a return to the club before the end of his career.

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi could return to boyhood club Newell's Old Boys after the 2018 World Cup, according to the Argentine side's vice president Cristian D'Amico.

Messi, 29, was at the club as a boy before moving to Barca's famed La Masia academy and developing into arguably the best player ever.

Argentina's all-time leading goalscorer has long been linked with a return to Newell's before his retirement. Now, D'Amico has again opened up on the possibility of a Messi return and believes it will happen.