The six-time Ballon d’Or has expressed his desire to leave the Camp Nou, but talks have been held with the Blaugrana management
Lionel Messi’s father and agent, Jorge, has hinted that a compromise is being reached in Barcelona that allows his son to stay at Camp Nou until the summer of 2021.
The Argentine forward’s representatives arrived in Catalonia on Wednesday for a confrontation with the Blaugrana board.
Jorge Messi told reporters upon landing that he “knew nothing” about his son’s future. However, he was going to discuss the matter with criticized Barça president Josep Maria Bartomeu amid mounting speculation suggesting that a surprising separation could be on the cards.
Messi has spent his entire senior career to date on the La Liga heavyweight books. The South American has broken countless records throughout his remarkable career.
However, the 33-year-old is nearing the end of his playing days and is aware of the need to make the most of the time he has left. With Barça beginning to falter at home and abroad, he has opened the door to a possible exit.
Messi dropped a bombshell on Barça when he expressed his intention to promote a movement elsewhere, after having become disillusioned with life on and off the pitch at the Camp Nou.
It was initially suggested that he could walk away for nothing, with an exit clause embedded in his lucrative contract that could be activated at the end of any season.
However, no free transfers will be made, as his release clause of 700 million euros (630 million pounds / 825 million dollars) has been ruled to remain in effect.
Stakeholders are still nosing around, with big-spending teams like Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain poised to make a move if one of the best of all time is made available.
That is not the case today, and Messi may never make it to the market.
His father has told him Mediaset that the talks with Barcelona have gone “well”, with the possibility of reaching an agreement that allows everyone to remain in their current environment.
Asked if a six-time Ballon d’Or winner could remain with the Blaugrana until the end of his current contract in 2021, Jorge Messi replied with a “yes.”
Barça will hope that an unwanted transfer can be avoided at this stage, giving them time to work to convince their captain that he should extend his association with them, rather than taking on a new challenge elsewhere.
Ronald Koeman has expressed his desire to keep a world-class performer in his books, having inherited an aging squad from Quique Setien, and it is possible that the Dutchman will get his wish when this impressive saga comes to an end with the status quo in Barcelona. kept up.
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