It would be a dream for Messi to return - Lineker

Gary Lineker had a special Monday this week. He was the buildings of Barcelona, where he spent part of his career, to receive the Vazquez Montalban Prize for Journalism for sports journalism from the man himself Joan Laporta. He had to speak to the press, and he spoke about Messi, Lewandowski and Pedri.

"I am very proud to have received this award, it means a lot for me. There are a lot of people who have won this award that I have a lot of respect for. It is still early, but I think Barca will be fine. They have young and great players. Being the Barca coach is hard, there is a lot of expectation, I think Xavi is doing a great job, the team is improving. It is difficult to take a team and change it quickly. It is a shame about their situation in the Champions League", he first said generally.

"Pedri? I love him , he's exceptional. He is not Messi, he is his own player and there is no one like him, but Pedri has it all and he is different from the rest", he said. After, about Messi, he maintained that "it would be a dream for him to come back. Everyone thinks he is going to play in America, I don't know if they can afford him, and maybe he would play without winning anything. It would be very special, the way that Messi left was very sad". 

On Lewandowski, he simply said that he was "the best striker in the world". He also remembered his relation with Johan Cruyff: "I did not have any problem with Cruyff, he was a great coach. I played on the wing, but you've got to give your all for the team. For me, Cruyff is one of the best managers of all time".