Juventus have reportedly made a “discreet approach” to Jorge Messi, the father of Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi, to talk about the option of a successful move that could link Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the two most important football players of his generation.
James Whaling of the Daily Mirror reported on Saturday that the Bianconeri are the newest club to sign up for a star-filled race for the Argentine captain’s facilities that also includes Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan.
City has been seen as the favourite to take over the six-time Golden Ball winner since rumours of discontent arose after Barca’s trophyless season, and ESPN reported on Friday that the Premier League club was “confident” in his ability to secure the striker if the La Liga team is willing to negotiate.
It is confused by Barcelona’s obvious disinterest in wasting its captain.
Sports director Ramon Planes said the club wanted Messi to stay while rebuilding the team after a disappointing year:
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In addition, disagreement over the terms of the 33-year contract.
Messi believes he has the right to leave with a loose play under a clause that allowed him at the end of the season, but Barca firmly insists that he had to withdraw when the crusade was to end in June before being eliminated from the coronavirus pandemic. through Sam Marsden and Moises Llorens.
If a club is forced to pay Messi’s payroll and move the dues to Barcelona, this can make any resolution economically implausible.
However, the prospect of watching Messi and Ronaldo roam together in the third striker is the kind of dream situation reserved for video games.
They were longtime rivals in La Liga before Ronaldo left Real Madrid to sign for Juventus. In January, Barca legend declared the special nature of his many face-to-face battles over the years in an appearance at DAZN (via Sam Blitz of the Daily Mail).
“Competing on an equivalent basis for so many years, I think it will remain forever,” Messi said. “The sporting duel between us was a lot of fun at the non-public level, and I think others laughed too, whether it’s Madrid or Barca or even football fans in general.”
He added: “It was a special duel, and it will continue to be because it lasted many years. And it’s not easy to keep titles safe for a long time.”
Now it’s about whether your rivalry will become an indispensable partnership in the Juve.