Messi's future is rich material in the winter transfer market

The future of Argentine star Lionel Messi, whose contract with his Spanish club Barcelona expires on June 30, will be heavy material in the winter transfer market, which opens in Europe from Friday, while several great clubs face financial hardship and are therefore not ready for adventure.

Messi was close to leaving the Catalan club, when he expressed his desire to do so last August, before his decision was reversed.

While Messi remained at the club, his president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, was forced to resign last October, following a series of scandals and administrative setbacks.

Messi revealed in an interview with the Spanish "La Sixa" channel, broadcast 3 days ago, that he does not know what the future holds for him yet, and said in this regard, "I have not decided anything. I do not know yet. I am focused and do not know how the season will end."

There is no doubt that if Messi (33 years), who won the Ballon d'Or six times, decides, big clubs will seek to sign him, most notably Paris Saint-Germain, where he will be able to play alongside his Brazilian friend Neymar, and Manchester City to play again under the supervision of Spanish coach Pep Guardiola With whom he won the Spanish League three times and the Champions League twice in four seasons under his supervision.

On the other hand, the contract of defense tycoon and Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos also expires in June, but the royal team has more chances to keep its services.

There is no doubt that the fate of these two players will be a rich material for the Spanish newspapers, especially that the elite clubs in La Liga are experiencing financial hardship unparalleled in their history, in addition to that Real Madrid and Barcelona have invested a lot in modernizing the Santiago Bernabeu and Camp Nou, respectively, and therefore they will not spend huge sums to bring in players Renewed at the moment.

In England, the Premier League clubs did not spend a lot of money except for Chelsea, and the next transfer market will be the first after the signing of the Brexit agreement, and therefore it is the candidate to see more departure deals than the arrival of players.

Last season's champions Liverpool may resort to strengthening their ranks in the back ranks, in light of the many injuries that affected their defense, especially the Dutch duo Virgil van Dyck and Joe Gomez.

Manchester City coach Guardiola was clear when he indicated that his club will not make any deal during the winter transfer period, and the same applies to Chelsea and Tottenham, who do not suffer from any shortage in their ranks.

Some English clubs may abandon some non-essential players, such as Liverpool (Belgian Divock Origi, Swiss Sheridan Shaqiri), Tottenham (Daily Ally), and Manchester United (Welshman Daniel James, Nigerian Odeon Ighalo).

In Italy, Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte is still upset about his team’s exit from the Champions League empty-handed, and considered that the contracts were not enough even though his team is full of new players and therefore he hopes to strengthen his wool with more in order to pursue the dream of winning the Italian league title (Scudetto) ).

Most likely, Juventus, who ranks sixth, but with a postponed match, will not initiate any new contracts and give time to its new coach and former star Andrea Pirlo to find the perfect combination for his current squad.

The old lady's team may take the initiative to give up two elements in its ranks, the German Sami Khedira and the wing Federio Bernardeschi.

Germany will not be an exception to the rule. Bayern Munich seldom entered into contracts in January to reinforce their ranks.

As for the deal that will occupy the Germans, specifically the supporters of the Bavarian team, it relates to his experienced Austrian defender David Alaba, whose contract expires next June and more than one elite club seeks to obtain his services, most notably Real Madrid.

On the other hand, Borussia Dortmund President Joachim Vatske assured that "there will be no deal in the winter transfer market," noting that the Ruhr industrial zone club obtained the services of its young Norwegian striker Erling Haaland last January.

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