Newell's Old Boys VP 'convinced' Messi will return

Newell's Old Boys vice president Cristian D'Amico can't help but think of the seemingly endless possibilities Lionel Messi's return would bring to the Argentine club if he agreed to take the pitch at the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa again.

The Barcelona star, who was 13 before leaving for Spain, previously admitted he's intrigued by the idea of returning to the land where it all started for him to play football once his illustrious Barcelona career comes to an end.

His comments may have added to D'Amico's optimism as he imagined the positive impact Messi's return would have on the club from both a football and economic perspective.

"I am convinced, like many of my peers, we can make history as a club if we get the best player in the world in a Newell's shirt," D'Amico told Argentine outlet La Capital, as translated by ESPNFC.

"I think we're going to get the pleasure of Messi wearing the shirt. It would be revolutionary.

"Imagine a game with Messi in the Coloso (Estadio Marcelo Bielsa), with the press around the world, the sponsors who would come ... that would make a difference and economically, apart from the sentimental value, it could make a big difference to cleaning up the debts."

With Messi's contract running until 2018, D'Amico added the club will have to change over the next two years in order to make the sensational deal possible.