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World football was halting on Tuesday when reports circulated that Lionel Messi had informed FC Barcelona that he wanted to leave the only club he had played at. The hysteria that followed, predictable, since Messi is a six-time Ball d O winner and (possibly) the most productive player in the world at the age of 33. Here’s what we know:
Then why is all this happening? Even the top casual football fan knows that Messi has been unwavering with Barcelona all his career. From his debut in the national team in 2004 to last season, Messi, a fixed at the club, winning a record 33 trophies, adding 4 Champions League trophies to 10 League titles and six Copa del Rey. He won more Golden Balls than any other player in history and broke too many world records to be indexed here.
He was also very public with his emotions in the directive of FC Barcelona, especially his displeasure with the current president of Barcelona, Josep Bartomeu. In March, Messi and his teammates announced that they would settle for a 70% pay cut after the board. He reportedly revealed to the media that players had first refused to do so because of the pandemic. During the closure of COVID-19, Messi stated in more than one case that the team needed “big changes” if looking for others. chance of winning the Champions League.
Instead, Barcelona suffered an embarrassing loss to Bayern Munich, following an embarrassing loss to Liverpool last season, and an embarrassing loss to AS Roma last year. Although soccer is a team game, it has been widely reported that Messi believes that the FC Barcelona board of directors is not doing their best to him on the pitch and many Barcelona fans would agree. At his age, Messi knows that he will There are some smart seasons left before he retires from the game entirely. them on a rebuilding team, which is probably the crux of why you need to go.
So who can? Between the termination clause, Messi’s salary and the residual moving fees, assuming Messi doesn’t have the prestige of a loose agent in his alleged legal match with FC Barcelona, a club will have to pay nearly $800 million for the Argentine striker’s acquisition. There are only 8 groups capable of doing just that, with Manchester City favourites.
Manchester City are not only coached by Pep Guardiola, Messi’s former Barcelona coach, but he seems to be in the top productive position to achieve it. He finished moment in the Premier League and reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League. In September, Messi made it a little frequent. Interview with Sport in which he said, “I need to keep earning things with the club. I need to keep doing things. For me, the clause means nothing. Neither does the money. They move me for other things. The ultimate for me is a winning project. “If so, Manchester City would be a very productive adjustment for Messi to continue his mythical legacy.
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