Superstar Lionel Messi has a hard time digesting the 8-2 defeat against FC Bayern. Now there are increasing rumors that the Argentine wants to leave FC Barcelona. New coach Koeman has other plans.
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The alleged doubts about his future are fueling speculation about a departure from Lionel Messi after 20 years at FC Barcelona. Where did the Catalan broadcaster RAC1 get the statements and assessments of Messi from a conversation with the new Barça coach Ronald Koeman has remained unclear. Messi himself has not yet commented publicly on what will happen to him in the coming weeks and months.
Like the other professionals who defeated the disastrous 2: 8 in the quarter-finals of Champions League against the FC Bayern Munich had played or were in the squad, the 33-year-old Argentine said goodbye to vacation – extremely upset.
If not with the frequency of one Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi usually likes to keep his fans up to date on social media around the world. Here too: radio silence. The last entry on Facebook by Friday evening: The photo of a powerfully cheering Barça captain Messi, above the words: “See you in Lisbon.”
FC Barcelona destroyers Bayern Munich and will play there this Sunday Paris Saint Germain in the final for triumph in the Champions League. The Catalans already missed the title in the Spanish championship, the end against the Munich team triggered a shock wave from which the club has yet to recover.
Inter, City or Paris? Messi has to choose
Koeman wants Messi to play a central role in the recovery. The 57-year-old explained this when he took office. The former professional of the famous Messi club was apparently not able to convince.
Messi Koeman is reported to have said that he sees himself more outside the club than in the club in the near future. There are also reasons why Messi did not make a spontaneous decision as he once did in the national team, when he announced his resignation after a serious disappointment but came back later. He is said to have said in an interview with Koeman that he knows about the contractual situation. His current contract is valid until the end of June next year.
Has been a while Inter Milan acted as a top prospect. But the name comes up again and again Manchester City with the former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola or Paris Saint-Germain with Messi’s former club strike partner Neymar. Messi has to choose. It is questionable, however, whether one of the clubs can afford Messi’s astronomical salary of an estimated 35 million euros a year during the Corona period.
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