Barcelona club manager confirms Messi's refusal to attend training sessions
Barcelona sports director and runner-up of Spanish soccer champions Ramon Blanes announced that the Argentine international star and captain Lionel Messi told the Catalan club to "not attend training sessions", stressing that the search is underway "for the best solution for the club and Messi" in the issue of the separation between them.
"Messi told us that he will not attend training," said Blanes, who took over the post to succeed Frenchman Eric Abidal, the article last week, during the introduction of the Portuguese newcomer, Trinkau, who was completely overshadowed by the announcement on Tuesday of Messi's desire to leave.
He added during the virtual conference, "But all talks will remain between the two parties (the club and the player), and we will not talk about what is said respectfully, because we put all our efforts into this dialogue." "There must be great respect for Messi and his history. We are not thinking of any clause to terminate his contract. The marriage of Messi and Barcelona brought a lot to the two parties (the club and the player), a lot of joy for the fans. And internally, we are working to persuade Messi, to find the best solution for Barcelona and Messi." "This is not a quarrel between Messi and Barcelona, neither of them deserves it. We are working on building Barcelona with a winner mentality. There is no division within the club over Leo (Messi). Everyone who knows football wants him to stay here to win again. He is a player. Winner. "
He highlighted, "We see Messi as a player in Barcelona. Today he arrived in Trincao, and we hope that he will win alongside Messi. Barcelona has rebuilt its ranks several times in its history, and has always come back strongly. Our idea is to do it again, about the best player in the world," noting that he He did not lose hope in retaining the star Messi with the club.