The contract expired on July 1 Leo Messi With FC Barcelona and since then the Argentine player has been left without a club. In July, ESPN reported that the Catalan club had until the end of August to register it. Otherwise, the Argentine could not play in Ronald Koeman’s team until at least January 2022.
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On Thursday, “March” and “RAC” reported that negotiations that had been going on for four months had gotten so complicated that it had become “practically impossible” for Messi to sign a new contract.. Some media stated otherwise – “Mundo Deportivo” argued that within 24 hours Barcelona will announce the signing of a new contract. Until a few days ago, the Catalan “Sport” claimed that Messi will sign a five-year contract.
Lionel Messi leaves Barcelona. It’s official!
Now everything is known – Lionel Messi is definitely leaving Barcelona. “Although FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi have reached an agreement and despite the clear intention of both parties to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen due to financial and structural obstacles – the club informed, explaining this by the regulations spanish league. This is most likely about the wage cap Barcelona would exceed if it had hired Messi again. The club has been trying to cut wages for months in order not to exceed the limit set by the La Liga after signing Messi. Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Sergi Roberto were to defer their salary of 40 percent. In addition, the departure of players such as Samuel Umtiti, Miralem Pjanic and Martin Braithwaite is also being finalized to reduce the cost of maintaining the squad. In addition, the situation is being resolved regarding Antoine Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho, who may stay if they also agree to a significant salary reduction. If Barcelona signed Lionel Messi but exceeded the salary limit, she would not be able to enter him into the competition. According to media reports, Barcelona, mired in the financial crisis, wants to save around 100 million in this way euro.
“FC Barcelona wholeheartedly expresses its gratitude to the player for his contribution to the development of the club and wishes him all the best for the future in his personal and professional life,” the press release reads.
Messi leaves Barcelona. End of an era
It is difficult to list all the successes of Lionel Messi in one paragraph. He is a six-time winner of the Golden Ball – an award for the best footballer in the world. With FC Barcelona, he won the Spanish championship 10 times, the King’s Cup seven times and four The Champions League. He has won the Club World Cup three times. Last month, he won the Copa America with Argentina. To this should be added a lot of prizes and individual achievements, mainly the title of the top scorer in all competitions.
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