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Messi is still omnipresent in the shop windows of Barça fans. Image: keystone
Hey, should Messi stay 90 percent at Barça? – “He’s still in our WhatsApp group”
It had taken 90 minutes, but in the end the first summit between the Lionel Messi clan and those responsible for FC Barcelona came to nothing. Father Jorge Messi, brother Rodrigo and the family lawyer Jorge Pecourt met with the president of Barcelona, Josep Bartomeu, and the counselor Javier Bordas, at the club’s facilities.
It is said that both parties have insisted on their point of view: According to “El Mundo Deportivo”, Barça president Bartomeu highlighted the termination clause of 700 million and Messi’s father once again made it clear that his son was the key figure in the game. The project of the new Barça coach Ronald Koeman was. In addition, Bartomeu once again pointed out that the offer for a two-year contract extension still exists.
The fact that Barça does not want to accept Messi’s possible departure is also demonstrated by the advertising of the new shirt. Messi is standing there with a stern look in the middle, as if the recorded resignation had never occurred.
Messi with the Barça shirt of the 2020/21 season. image: facebook
It is very possible that Messi will never wear the new shirt. Because the lawyer Pecourt once again insisted on conversations with the Barça management on the termination of the contract, which lasted until summer 2021, and declared the exit clause of 700 million euros ineffective. According to Spanish media reports, the talks will continue in the coming days, but it is not yet clear when exactly.
Messi’s father is besieged by journalists. Image: keystone
Jorge Messi at the airport:
That leaves room for speculation. For example, Argentine journalist Martín Arévalo, who is always well informed about Messi’s affairs, reports on TyC Sports that the probability that Messi will stay is 90 percent and that a decision could be made on Thursday, Thursday. Thus, the six-time world footballer is thinking of a “new scenario” in which he fulfills his contract in Barcelona, which runs until 2021, and leaves the club for free “through the front door” next year.
Marcelo Sottile of “Fox Sport” also believes in Messi’s permanence. In the program “90 Minutes” he affirmed that the summit “went well” according to a source from Messi’s circle and that the possibility that the 33-year-old Argentine would stay in Barcelona for another season was quite intact. So is Messi’s big change still in the transfer fight? Who knows …
De Jong: “Messi is still in our WhatsApp group”
Messi, who was not present at the summit, also skipped the Barça training session on the third day in a row, which was only carried out with a reduced staff anyway. Koeman had to do without numerous European national players who will participate in the Nations League in the coming days.
Of course, when they arrived at their national teams they were also asked about Messi’s cause. The Dutchman Frenkie De Jong could not shed light on the darkness either: “There is chaos in Barcelona, so many strange things are happening. It is chaos. I have not spoken with Messi about it. To be honest, I don’t know what the situation is, ”he told Dutch television station NOS.
The boy from the interview with the television channel NOS. Video: transmittable
De Jong said it will be a huge blow to the team and to the club if Messi really leaves. “When I come back after international matches, I’ll see what happened at the club. I hope Messi is still there when he comes back, but that’s not me. “De Jong was able to reveal a small detail:” Messi is still in our WhatsApp group. “
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos, who competes with Spain in the group Switzerland against Germany, would be happy to see Messi stay: “For Spanish football, for Barcelona and for us, it would be great if he stayed. It makes the league better and the Classics more beautiful ”, explained the muscular man. «You always want to beat the best and he is one of the best in the world. But it’s none of our business. He deserves to decide for himself about his future. “
Sergio Ramos provides information about Messi. image: epa
However, his real teammate, Toni Kroos, has a different opinion: “If someone like that no longer plays for a competitor, then you can imagine that we don’t necessarily feel that bad,” said the German international on his podcast with his brother. Felix. “Messi away from Barcelona means: Barcelona lacks an absolute weapon.”
And Kroos knows something else: “I think Leo will not come to Real just to dismiss that categorically,” said Toni Kroos jokingly. His advice is that Messi moves to England to Manchester City and therefore to his former coach Pep Guardiola.
It is not a bold forecast: after the 750 million package that the “Citizens” want to put together for Messi, there are many signs of a transfer to the island. The English Telegraph today quoted a “source close to the situation” as saying that Bartomeu was letting his superstar move to Manchester City for € 100 million. (pre)
