After the bomb that Barcelona detonated with the departure of its most prominent star, Lionel Messi, the 6-time Ballon d'Or winner, Messi will leave the Spanish club after he joined when he was 13 years old.
The Catalan club said that the financial rules imposed by the Spanish League prevent it from retaining its historical goals, which raises questions and scenarios. Before asking a question: Where is Messi's next destination?
We have to address a "hell" scenario hinted at by Spanish media and reputable Spanish social media accounts.
Observers believe that this announcement from Barcelona may constitute a major deception for the Spanish League.
They believe that the departure of the best player in the world from the Spanish League due to the restrictions imposed by the League, may prompt the League to relax the rules of financial fair play to allow him to stay.
If this is the case, it is a bold step, especially since Javier Tebas, president of the association, has repeatedly criticized the club's financial situation and stressed Barcelona's need to significantly reduce salaries to keep Messi.
It is noteworthy that all journalists, close people and official sources confirmed that Messi had agreed with Laporta on everything, and only the signature and announcement were missing, which was expected yesterday or today.
🔵🔴 17 seasons
🏆 35 titles
👕 778 games
⚽ 672 goals
⭐ 6 golden balls
👟 6 golden shoes
👑 legend of legends
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- FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona_ara) August 6, 2021
Suddenly everything collapsed, and the League announced a new 50-year project in partnership with the American Investment Fund, which took the approval of all teams except Barcelona and Real Madrid, and the reason for the refusal was that the profits of television broadcasting would be 10%, according to Spanish media.
Which made Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, and Barcelona president Joan Laporta reject this project.
However, Javier Tebas, president of the League, did not accept this refusal, and the League took advantage of Barcelona's financial weakness to refuse to register Messi, and this is the prerogative of the League, because the issue is related to money and Barca is bankrupt.
Barcelona's response was harsh, by losing La Liga, the best player in the world, and thus the Spanish League fell to fourth place in the classification of the top 5 leagues in the world, and this matter will pay the Spanish League dearly at all levels.
This may explain Barca’s exit with the official statement, confirming the club’s inability to register Messi, which confirms that the matter came from La Liga and not from the player or club.
So far, Messi has not come out with his decision;
It is clear that he is waiting for who will win in the sporting "rams" between Laporta and Tebas.
In contrast to this scenario, the Spanish "Cadena Ser" quoted a senior manager from Barcelona as saying that "the official statement is not to put pressure on La Liga."
But if the announcement is true, there are two destinations for Messi.
Thanks Leo!
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- FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona_ara) August 5, 2021
Manchester City
When the Argentine asked to leave Barcelona in the summer of 2020, it was expected that he would join his former coach, Pep Guardiola, at Manchester City.
But it seems that City overcame the matter and signed playmaker Jack Grealish, and the media indicate that he will include Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane, so City's doors seem closed to Messi.
The Emirati management of City has rich resources, so the club's owners may consider signing Messi an opportunity that cannot be missed.
Paris Saint-Germain
Saint-Germain is one of the few clubs in the world that can afford the exorbitant wages of players, and Messi has been linked with a move to Saint-Germain for a long time.
From boy to goat.
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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 5, 2021
With his compatriot Mauricio Pochettino at the head of the French team's technical staff, his colleague and close friend Neymar, and an attacking partner with great capabilities such as Kylian Mbappe, Messi may be the missing piece for the club to achieve the dream of finally crowning the Champions League title.
According to Spanish media, Messi made a direct contact with Pochettino to move to Saint-Germain, and added that the French team is in internal talks to find out how the deal can be achieved.
The Paris club is discussing the deal with one of the trading partners and they are sure that Messi brings more money to the club than it costs.