Messi changing clubs is a very, very real situation.
"Speculation that the 32-year-old could be angling for a move has not slowed down, Messi admitted in the summer he wanted the club to sign Neymar, which they failed to do. Could the worst-case scenario unfold whereby his talisman departs the Nou Camp this summer?Remarkably, Messi can potentially leave on a free transfer due to the number of contracts he has signed during his time with the club. "You've got to look at the cost for the club as a whole, which is normally a transfer fee plus wages. Another year, another chance for speculation as to whether Lionel Messi will ever leave Barcelona. I still think it's unlikely that Lionel Messi will leave. "Messi has it very clear. "So even if Messi was looking for £800,000 to £1m a week, over the course of three years, I think a club would look at the total cost of somewhere between £100m and £150m and say that it would be money well worth it.
"The players [are responsible for] what happens on the pitch, and we have been the first to recognise when we were not good. "Abidal is set for a meeting and if he is fired, maybe everyone is going to think Messi has done it again. "It came to a head when a lot of players wanted Neymar back, and that didn't happen. He's been a big influence both on and off the pitch for Barcelona. MADRID, SPAIN - MARCH 01: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona looks on during the Spanish League, La Liga, football match played between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at Santiago Bernabeu stadium on March 01, 2020 in Madrid, Spain.
Six-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi has a contract at Camp Nou until the end of the 2020-21 season, but Bartomeu last month said he expects the superstar forward to sign an extension.The 33-year-old has been linked with a return to boyhood club Newell's Old Boys before hanging up his boots.
FREE TO PLAY: Do not miss your chance to land the Super 6 jackpot for the sixth time this season. If not, we must remember the situation for the next year and a half, until the summer of 2021, is going to be extremely hard. Messi is Barcelona’s biggest star (Picture: Getty) Lionel Messi is fed up with being considered the unofficial boss of Barcelona and has told the club he will leave at … "Abidal was influential in sacking Ernesto Valverde, and then put in public that he felt the players were to blame.
This is not the first pressure from Messi on the leaders of FC Barcelona… Then, in February, things got uncomfortable when Messi had to strongly take to Instagram to defend himself after the club's sporting director Eric Abidal That has led to club president Josep Bartomeu taking even more questions as to whether Messi will stay at Barcelona after this season. (Photo by Eric Alonso/MB Media/Getty Images)Lionel Messi of Barcelona had made the headlines of almost every single newspaper in the world after rumours broke out that the Argentine forward has considered leaving Barca in the summer of 2021 when his current contract expires.However, this was not the case until a few months ago as the club was planning to offer their best footballer ever a contract extension until 2023 along with an increment in his hefty salary.The sudden change of Messi’s decision to continue at Barca until 2023 is still not known, however, the captain of the club has openly expressed his dissent towards the club on social media this season on numerous occassions.Messi had taken to social media earlier in the season to fire back at club director, Eric Abidal after the former player criticised the squad’s performance.The Argentine forward was also one of the first to post on social media regarding the false accusations that the players were not accepting a reduction in the salary during the lockdown period because of COVID-19On an interview with Mundo Deportivo, for the very first time, the captain spoke poorly of his club by stating that the current squad does not have what it takes to win the Champions League and signings such as _Neymar_ and Lautaro Martinez is what the club needs to find their old winning ways once again.It seems like Messi has finally unleashed all his feelings that he held back against the club for several years and the departure of Arthur Melo and the signing of Miralem Pjanic may have been the final blow to the forward’s sentiments and attachments towards the club.If Lionel Messi is set to leave in the summer of 2021, then the board must keep a lookout for a potential replacement such as Paulo Dybala, Raheem Sterling or Jadon Sancho. Celta de Vigo v FC Barcelona - La Liga Santander | Soccrates Images/Getty Images. I don't have the belief that he's feeling alone [at the club]. "But that has not stopped the Italian press from reporting that Messi could be tempted into a summer move.The front page reads: "Why Serie A would intrigue Leo Messi. Lionel Messi, the best player of FC Barcelona, will leave the football club based in Catalonia in 2021. According to Spanish radio, Leo Messi has put on standby negotiations with Barça concerning the extension of the contract until 2023 and wants to leave the club next summer, to be free.
According to some Spanish media, the Argentinian has “paralyzed” these negotiations and plans to …
Do you believe Messi will abandon the club that gave him everything when they need him at the most during this state of crisis?Build your custom FanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on FC Barcelona and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more.Your privacy is safe with us. Barcelona cannot believe their eyes as Messi is set to leave Lionel Messi of Barcelona had made the headlines of almost every single newspaper in the world after rumours broke out that the Argentine forward has considered leaving Barca in the summer of 2021 when his current contract expires. But after calling out sporting director The Argentinian has been linked with a Pep Guardiola reunion at Manchester City, under whom he twice won the Champions League as well as three La Liga titles across four remarkable years at the Nou Camp.