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Lionel Messi will cry. © APA / afp / JAVIER SORIANO
In a first meeting of the father and coach of world footballer Lionel Messi with the president of FC Barcelona, Josep Maria Bartomeu, apparently there was no rapprochement.
September 02, 2020
Both parties had insisted on their demands, the newspaper “La Vanguardia” and the sports daily “Marca” wrote on Wednesday night. Barça wants to stay with Messi and has offered a contract extension until 2022. His father stressed that his son no longer wanted to play for the Blaugrana after almost two decades.
The meeting held under strict secrecy in the halls of FC Barcelona lasted just over an hour and a half, wrote “La Vanguardia”. According to this information, Messi himself was not present at the interview. The club noted that the atmosphere was pleasant. It was initially unknown if there would be another meeting.
Father Jorge Messi had arrived in Barcelona that morning on a private jet from Argentina. He gave the fans of FC Barcelona little hope that the world footballer would stay in the Catalan capital. “I think it’s hard for him to stay,” Jorge Messi told reporters on Wednesday.
The 33-year-old superstar has been publicly silent since the 2: 8 debacle against FC Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals on August 14. In addition, he was only seen once, according to the media: when he was visiting a restaurant with his partner Luis Suárez.
In the conflict, the fronts have apparently hardened a lot in recent days. Messi stayed away from mandatory crown tests on Sunday and also skipped all of the Spanish runner-up’s training sessions this week. According to media reports, he now faces a hefty fine.
Author: dpa
