Messi leaving Barca: The unexpected, unbelievable has happened. Lionel Messi who made his debut in Barcelona in 2004 is about to leave it. He will leave the club after 17 years as FC Barcelona announced officially that Messi would not be returning to the club.
FC Barcelona’s Official statement says the reason as “financial and structural obstacles”. It even blamed the “Spanish League Regulations” for it was unable to sign a contract with Messi because of its rules.
The statement said, “Despite FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi having reached an agreement and the clear intention of both parties to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen due to financial and structural obstacles.”
The statement added, ” As a result of this situation, Messi shall not be staying on at FC Barcelona. Both parties deeply regret that the wishes of player and club will ultimately not be fulfilled.”
“FC Barcelona wholeheartedly expresses his gratitude to the player for his contribution to the aggrandizement of the club and wishes him all the very best for his future in his personal and professional life.” With this, the official statement ends.
Messi’s Amazing Journey
Lionel Messi won 35 titles during his journey of 17 seasons with the club. His titles include 4 UEFA Champions League Crowns, 10 La Liga’s titles, 7 Copa del Reys, and 8 Supercopa de Espana.
Neymar’s Reaction
Hundreds of tweets were seen just as the news broke out that Messi is leaving Barcelona. However, Neymar’s Instagram post got attention. Several tweets were made on it. Neymar’s Instagram post showed his pic with Argentine Stars.
Messi earned 138 million euros per season in his last contract. Now, Lionel Messi is a free agent after the contract ended on 30 July.
So now since Messi is about to leave Barcelona, Are you too thinking what his next step will be? Well, this is not a full stop on Messi’s career. However, Messi has not still given any public statement. But it is true that he will not be returning to the club.
There is a possibility that Lionel Messi might link up with either Manchester City or Paris-Saint-Germain. He would link up with former boss Pep Guardiola at City. Whereas, at PSG he would link up with a former teammate and friend Neymar.
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A different perspective
Honestly, I can’t even imagine that after Messi has agreed to take pay cuts and after the new injection of cash to the La Liga clubs by CVC, and that the contract renewal was about to be confirmed yesterday, but the la Liga giants came up with a different statement that shocked the entire world. It has been rumoured that Aguero is also demanding a transfer as he can’t play with Messi in the upcoming. But now it is time to notice some important facts and how the entire contract situation can turn on its head. After the loan has been confirmed by La Liga, numerous amount of rumours says that Real Madrid is against it all may be due to the fear that it might hamper the Super League that Florentino Pérez has planned for, some reports even say that Real Madrid is going to go for legal proceedings.
So what could be the outcome?
Firstly, we need to notice that 10 days or more are left for transfers, maybe it’s time for La Liga to change the regulations that they so strictly have. It’s known to all of us that FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta even said that they demand relaxation from La Liga. Also, it’s a bullet fired at those rumours that expect Real Madrid are going to take legal proceedings.
After all who doesn’t want Messi to stay, be that any club or any League. Let’s sit back -+for these 10 days and hope for the best.
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