The crisis of the Argentine star's desire, Lionel Messi, has ended in light of his club Barcelona's insistence on continuing it or paying the penalty clause, which amounts to 700 million euros.
And the Spanish newspaper "MARCA" monitored the most important positives and negatives that will result from the survival of the Argentine, who has won the Golden Ball 6 times in Barcelona.
5 positives
Scoring and making goals
The importance of Messi to the Barcelona attack is indisputable, as he has almost monopolized the title of La Liga top scorer for a decade, and he scored 31 goals in the 2019-2020 season, which is one of his least seasoned, 31 goals for the team, and surpassed Xavi Hernandez in the number of decisive passes.
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Maintaining the popularity of Barcelona and LaLiga
The departure of Messi from Barcelona will certainly affect the popularity of the team and reduce its fans around the world, as happened with Real Madrid when the departure of his star Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus, but his departure will negatively affect the popularity of the entire Spanish League, and will distract a large segment of the fans of the round witch from following him.
Institutional stability
Messi's continuation at Camp Nou is supposed to be the kiss of life for club president Bartomeu, who is going through the most sensitive moments of his term, and may face a potential vote of no-confidence and his removal from office.
Attracting brands
Barcelona’s revenues under Messi’s presence surely exceed expectations, as it attracts the best player in the world to major brands, and Barcelona benefits from the sale of Messi's shirts and even his pictures and everything related to him more than ever before.
The cornerstone of team building
Building a team to compete for titles is much easier if Messi is the cornerstone of the project, as the club will find many players who want to be part of the team alongside the best player in the world 6 times, such as his compatriot Lautaro Martinez who is a good investment for Barcelona on Long-term.
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- FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona_ara) June 19, 2020
5 negatives
Advanced age
Messi is now 33 years old, and of course his physical and technical level decreases over the years, which will make the team not able to benefit from him well in the future.
The huge cost
Of course, owning the best in the world will have a high price, especially in light of Barcelona currently suffering from financial problems due to the Corona virus, and paying Messi a salary of up to 100 million euros annually will be a huge burden on the club's treasury.
The cost of sticking to Messi will make the Catalan club financially bound in the transfer market, and he will not be able to pay large sums of money to any player he wants.
Losses are doubled
Messi's contract with Barcelona expires next summer and events tell him that he will not renew his contract with the team, and he will leave after the club loses his presence, as he has lost many other players because of his presence as well.
The one-star team
Despite the importance of Messi with Barcelona, ​​he will remain the only star team as long as he is in his squad, and this has been evident in the past two seasons, as the team’s results were linked to Messi's performance, and of course his retreat from the decision to leave will be a continuation of this approach, as new coach Ronald Koeman will be deprived of building a team Collective rather than rotating in the orbit of the one star
Shock the crowd
Because Messi is the fan favorite at Camp Nou, and the greatest player in Barcelona's history, the shock of his request to leave may cause some fans to turn against him, which will reflect negatively on the Argentine star, but on the whole team.
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- FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona_ara) June 24, 2020