PEP GUARDIOLA’s UNEXPECTED ADVICE to LIONEL MESSI before the bomb exploded in BARCELONA

Barcelona it’s a boiling pot. The announcement of Lionel messi that he will make the exit clause of his contract effective keeps the Barça team revolutionized, who cannot find a way for the Argentine star to stay in the team.

But the days go by and confirmation of La Pulga’s fate has not fallen either. Manchester City appears as the favorite, but the set of Josep Guardiola He has preferred to distance himself from the conflict and wait for the events to unfold.

And even Pep himself entered the scene. According to the Catalan sports press, the Spanish coach – whom Messi recognizes as the most influential of his career – advised him to stay in the culé team just before the conflict broke out.

Catalonia Radio He advanced that during the days that Guardiola spent in Barcelona, ​​he received a telephone call from the winner of six Ballons d’Or. It was just before the Argentine sent the controversial burofax to Barcelona with his decision.

On the occasion, Messi told him what he was going to do to Guardiola, and also consulted him about the possibility that he could make a stop at Manchester City. But the response of the city coach was marked by caution.

Guardiola advises Messi to stay

According to the report, the coach advised him to stay in Barcelona and conclude his successful career at the Camp Nou, as he publicly stated last February. “I think Messi is going to finish his career in Barcelona, ​​it’s my wish,” he said then.

The truth is that after contacting Guardiola, Messi remained firm in his decision to announce his departure from Barça, which today is in the hands of the lawyers to determine if it effectively gives him the possibility of doing so at zero cost.

The complication pointed out by Pep is linked to the economic. Regardless of the determination of justice, the truth is that Manchester City will have to make a huge outlay to have the 33-year-old footballer.

The operation is not only linked to the possible payment of a clause of 700 million euros, but also to Messi’s own contract, which will not drop below 100 million euros per season. An investment that makes the City itself tremble.

But the Argentine seems determined and has ratified his desire to emigrate by not showing up for official activities in Barcelona, ​​such as the PCR exams and the start of the preseason in Ronald Koeman’s team.

Messi’s future remains with a big question mark when we are less than two weeks away from the restart of competitions in European football. A news that every day holds surprises.