“Messi stays. And the crisis too”: newspapers highlight the end of the soap opera without great relief for Barcelona | Spanish football



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Messi stays. And the crisis too. With these words, the Madrid newspaper “Marca” highlights the news of the day. The Argentine’s stay It was a relief for the Barça fans, but it did not alleviate the crisis of the Catalan team. The newspaper highlights the star’s harsh words against President Josep Maria Bartomeu in his interview with the “Goal” portal.

The newspaper goes so far as to say that Messi continues with his rejection of the board and highlights the outburst of the player, who assured that in Barcelona “there is no project of anything”. The rest of Spain’s vehicles put more emphasis on the player’s permanence in the Catalan team.

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“Marca” highlights Messi’s harsh words against the president of Barcelona – Photo: Playback / Brand

The “Ace” of Madrid highlights the following phrases from Messi: “I’m staying, I’ll never go to the pitch against the club of my life.” The newspaper also shows the Argentine’s statements regarding Barcelona’s lack of planning.

“As” highlights the end of the novel with the announcement of Messi’s stay in Barcelona – Photo: Playback / As

Barcelona’s “Sports World” highlights some statements in which Messi reinforces his commitment to Barcelona and, to a lesser extent, the attacks on the board: “A devastating message,” says the newspaper.

The “Mundo Deportivo” of Barcelona highlights Messi’s messages of commitment and love towards the club – Photo: Reproduction / Mundo Deportivo

“Sport” used the phrase consecrated by the defender Piqué just before the departure of Neymar from Barcelona for PSG: “Si te caes”, or “stay”, in Spanish.

“Sport” highlights the end of Messi’s telenovela – Photo: Playback / Sport

The newspaper “L’Esportiu”, written in Catalan, says that Messi stays at the club “reluctantly”.

“L’Esportiu”, a newspaper written in Catalan, assures that Messi is in Barcelona “against his will” – Photo: Playback / L’Esportiu

Messi’s wish was to leave the club after attempting a unilateral termination through a clause in his contract, which ends in June 2021.

The decision to stay was taken precisely to avoid a battle in the courts, amid a legal disagreement with the club’s board, which demanded the payment of a fine of 700 million euros (R $ 4.5 billion). Messi should remain at Barça until the end of their relationship.

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