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Bartomeu had to talk about many issues in the press conference on Monday after the publication of the budget for the 2020-21 season. There the most talked about topic of the last team change came up, the topic of Messi leaving the club. He said the club decided to retain the best player on the team knowing everything.
“I understand that Messi was angry. But we did not let him go because all our plans revolved around him. We hope that he will say in the next few days that he wants to stay here renewing his contract.”
Messi blamed Bartomeu for not being able to leave the club. The president appears to have avoided meeting him in a number of ways. The club president, who has been facing criticism ever since, also stated why.
“The club was planning the future around it. So I decided that what I really needed to do was learn how to do it well.
“There was a deadline to decide if he would continue playing or not. He didn’t do it at that time, so he had to stay here. We all want him to retire from here.”
Gerard Piqué, the team’s veteran defender, recently raised the issue of footballers’ dissatisfaction with the pay cut during the Covid 19 crisis. However, Bartomeu sees it not as a ‘pay cut’, but as a ‘balance’ in difficult situations.
“We appreciate the efforts of our athletes to balance wages in the current economic climate. It is not a salary cut, it is a coherence with the income of the club. I think it will end well at the negotiating table ”.
The controversy between Messi and the club was also harshly criticized by the board that Kadni had previously signed a new contract with the team. However, he does not want to say anything in front of everyone about the comments of the Spanish footballer.
“I am very happy that he has renewed his contract and has balanced his salary with the income of the club.”
“I am not going to argue with the players in front of everyone, I will speak in person. My door is open for them.”
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