In the first meeting between the "leader" and his Dutch coach
Coman to Messi: I only want "the committed player" in Barcelona
Messi trained alone during his first day with Barcelona.
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Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman.
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The first meeting between Barcelona's star and captain, Lionel Messi, and his Dutch coach Ronald Koeman, in the team's training, yesterday, was a rich material for the media, especially since it was the first confrontation between the new coach and the most prominent player in the team, since the previous meeting when Messi decided to leave About the team.
The newspaper "Mundo Deportivo", which is close to the club, said that the first words that Coman said to Messi, during a short conversation between them, was that he "only wants the fully committed player in Barcelona."
She said that Koeman expressed his happiness at the return of Messi and his continuation with the team, but stressed to the player that "he will not receive special treatment without his colleagues, and that what matters to him in the team is complete discipline."
In return, Messi assured that he would give everything he had to the team, and would seek to make Barcelona the best in Europe.
It is noteworthy that Coman had previously met Messi shortly after his appointment as a new coach, and at that time Messi cut short his leave and met with him, but the short dialogue ended in a crisis, especially after Koeman addressed harsh words to Messi, and told him at the time: «You have to forget the privileges that you were getting from Before".
Coman seemed harsh in Messi's treatment. One of the reasons that made the Argentine star, days after that, sends a "fax" to the Barcelona administration confirming his desire to leave, before changing his mind last Friday, and deciding to stay at least for an additional season.
Messi was the first to reach Barcelona training on his first day since his return, and he trained alone with Brazilian Coutinho.
Before training, he sat down, according to the newspaper, to conduct a short dialogue with Koeman, in which the Dutch coach confirmed his authority as the first person in charge of technical matters.
Coman seeks to control the stadium room, and limit the power of the stars in the team, headed by Lionel Messi, as well as Gerrard.
On the other hand, Coman is still choosing between two names, to compensate for the departure of Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez, as his compatriot Memphis Depay is chasing the French Lyon striker, and Spanish media confirms that he also wants to sign for the Argentine Lautaro Martinez, the Italian Inter Milan striker.
Depay had said, in a press statement during his participation with the Netherlands, the day before yesterday, in the Nations League: "Nothing has happened so far, and he is waiting to see what will happen."
On the other hand, the sporting director of Inter Milan, Argentine Zanetti, denied that Barcelona had made a formal request to sign a contract with Laotaro, and said that all that is going on is media talk only.
Barcelona faces an important obstacle in hiring one of the attackers, which is that their price will not be less than 100 or 80 million euros. According to Mundo Deportivo, he may add a player to the deal, and the matter is related to the French defender Umtiti.
She says that the club's management has been pressuring the player for days, in order to push him to leave, and to include him in the contracting deal, whether with Depay or Lautaro.
• Coman confirmed that Messi would not receive special treatment without his colleagues ... and "The Flea" pledged to give everything he had to the team.
• Barcelona is still preferring between Dutchman Depay and Argentine Lautaro, to replace Luis Suarez.
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