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The soap opera ends on Friday at 6 pm sharp. Leo Messi gives an interview to «Goal.com» and informs that he will not change this summer and will play one more season at Barça.
This is because the Argentine does not want to sue his heart club, which insists on the 700 million euro clause, and also his loved ones. Messi: “My whole family was crying, the children didn’t want to change schools. It was a brutal drama. “For this reason, too, the decision” in favor of Barcelona “was finally made at his home in Castelldefels in the presence of his entire family.
The saga does not seem to have left the Messi clan without a trace. And so, despite being in Barcelona, not everything is fine again. There are scars that will not heal soon.
- The relationship with the president Josep Maria Bartomeu. It is destroyed. Messi gave a violent treatment in his video interview, taking words like “no plan” and “disaster” in his mouth. Barcelona is now a club where the relationship between the two most important people has been broken. It is not a good starting position.
- The relationship with the fans. Soccer is a religion in Catalonia and FC Barcelona is a symbol of the struggle for independence with the central Spanish state. Argentine Messi has always been one of them. But now he puts this sacred FC Barcelona in the lace. Marca wrote: “The fans can now be divided between Messi’s unconditional fans and his critics, whose numbers have increased in recent weeks. Bad results or a bad ’10’ game can end up in never-imaginable scenarios at the Camp Nou ”. Messi will no longer be untouchable for the fans.
- The relationship with colleagues. The Messi saga has left its mark on the boys in the locker room. The magic flea’s best friend, Luis Suárez, is about to move to Juventus in Turin. Messi’s disciple Arturo Vidal could also leave the club. How does the six-time world footballer manage? Or will they both stay after being told they can leave? Neo-coach Koeman is said to have cut Suárez over the phone. You can’t imagine, Messi now insists that he stay after all. You have to recover in the Barça dressing room. He will be successful?
It should be difficult now with the newcomers. Because Barcelona will have to raise Messi’s mega salary next season. Depay (from Lyon), Wijnaldum (from Liverpool) and Lautaro Martínez (from Inter) must come. And then there’s the stinky key player contract that expires next June.
The Barça squad faces a titanic task. (rab)
