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Atletico Madrid apparently also wants to recruit Lionel Messi some time ago. Rival’s plan Barcelona it only lasted three hours, then evaporated.
Messi’s future was discussed throughout last summer. Because, the contract has expired Barcelona.
Initially, it was believed the Argentine striker would survive. Until finally, in the final seconds of the transfer market, Messi left because he failed to sign a new contract, after Barcelona were hampered by the salary limit rules in LaLiga.
Several clubs were then linked with Messi. Manchester City and Paris Saint Germain become the two leading clubs to recruit the player.
Apparently, there are other clubs that are secretly interested in him. That club is Atletico Madrid, Barcelona’s rivals in the Spanish League.
It was coach Diego Simeone who revealed it. The Argentinian man had time to ask questions about Lionel Messi to Luis Suarez placeholder image, former striker Barcelona who was brought in in the summer of 2020/2021, regarding the possibility of bringing Messi to Atletico Madrid.
However, that desire is only fleeting. Simeone implies that Atletico’s determination is not as strong as PSG’s to be able to bring in 6 owners Ballon d’Or the.
“I’ll tell you something, when everything happened in Barcelona, we called Luis [Suarez], without any intentions and still respect it,” Simeone told Ole magazine, reported by Marca.
“I didn’t call Leo [Messi], but I called Luis. I asked him about how [Messi], what he thinks, if there is a small possibility, or some kind of hypothetical that he might come to Atletico Madrid.”
“But, it only lasted for three hours. Paris Saint-Germain are clearly obsessed with bringing him,” he said.
Lionel Messi in the end chose to join PSG. He was contracted for two seasons by Les Parisiens.
Temporary Atletico Madrid finally recruit Antoine Griezmann. The Frenchman, who also played for Atletico in 2014-2019, was on loan from Barcelona for one season.
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