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Chelsea backed to make a move for Lionel Messi if he goes on a Bosman next summer
On his YouTube channel, Spanish soccer expert Guillem Balague has endorsed Chelsea to make an offer for Lionel Messi next summer.
The Blues have relied on each other to make their move if the Argentine great does not extend his contract at Barcelona. The 33-year-old is in the final year of his contract and can speak with other clubs starting in January.
“Chelsea definitely in the equation if Messi is available. All of that is true. “
Messi really wanted to leave the club at the beginning of summer. The Catalans, however, refused to budge on the gigantic £ 630 million player release clause.
Curiously, it will not be the first time that they link us with the genius of football.
According to Sky Italy’s Gianluca Di Marzio (h / t Sky Sports), Chelsea were close to signing Lionel Messi in 2014.The Blues were ready to activate the Argentinian’s gigantic € 250 million release clause and also pay him a salary. net of 50 million pounds per season. .
Then manager José Mourinho had a video call with Messi and successfully convinced him to move to Stamford Bridge. However, the involvement of Messi’s father, agent Jorge and former Chelsea star Deco caused the deal to collapse.
Seven years later, we could go back for the 33-year-old. He has scored just six goals in 11 appearances this season. It is a testament to his ability that averaging a little more than one goal in every game is considered a bad season.
It would be fair to assume that Manchester City is the favorite to sign him if he leaves Barcelona. With Pep Guardiola ready to stay at the club, bringing in Messi would reunite the duo that brought Barcelona so much success.
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While signing Messi would be a once-in-a-lifetime deal, Chelsea can live without him.
We currently have a young team that is capable of supporting itself. Instead of looking to the past, it is better to point to the future.
It doesn’t make sense that we adapt our system to Messi. Better to invest in a player who contributes to the system than the other way around.
