Barcelona fans are waiting for a look from their Argentine star Lionel Messi to put an end to the state of anticipation regarding his future with the team, and while everyone is waiting for new developments in the coming hours, today's report returned to unpublished details from the meeting that brought Messi together with the new coach Ronald Koeman.
The Spanish website Couatro stated that the meeting that took place last Thursday between Coman and Messi at the latter's house did not witness a positive atmosphere; Rather, he witnessed tension that surprised the Argentine star, who was expecting a different form for this meeting.
The site stated that Koeman was keen to convey the image of the strict coach to Messi, and assured him that the era of privileges enjoyed by a number of the team's players has passed, and indicated that he accepted to take over Barcelona training after agreeing to his own conditions, and stressed that he has priority for the group and the team.
📺 NOTICIA #DeportesCuatro
💥Tensión entre Messi y Koeman en su cara a cara. El argentino NO se esperaba la reunión de esta manera.
🇳🇱 “Se acabaron los privilegios, voy a ser inflexible” https://t.co/WPbiGQ0EEC
- Deportes Cuatro (@DeportesCuatro) August 25, 2020
The source indicated that Messi was not happy at the end of the meeting and was surprised by what he heard from the Dutch coach.
The site confirmed that Koeman plans to make Messi a key element in his plans for the next season; But the final word will be given to the Argentine player, who has not made official statements since the Catalan club lost about two weeks ago to Bayern Munich 8-2 in the Champions League quarter-finals.
On the other hand, Quattro reported that Messi will reveal his position in official statements in the coming hours, and will end the debate about his future, and this is days before the Catalan club returns to training in preparation for the new season.