The most interesting thing about this season’s transfer window is what is going to be the future of Lionel Messi? Maybe we have got the answer now.
FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu meet yesterday with Lionel Messi’s father cum agent Jorge Messi. Jorge Messi arrived in Barcelona yesterday morning and met Bartomeu in the afternoon to come to an agreement about the future of his son.
A few days back Lionel Messi declared that he wants to leave the club. The new manager, Ronald Koeman wants him to stay and declared that Messi is very much in his plans for the upcoming season. FC Barcelona officials and fans also want him to stay.
But Messi has refused to join Barcelona’s pre-season training and has not even appeared for the PCR test nor Koeman’s first training session.
Messi has a contract with FC Barcelona till June 2021 and also has a 700 million euros the release clause. Manchester City, Inter Milan were heavily linked with Leo in the last few days. But no club can match this huge transfer money for the 33-years old.
According to sources, the meeting between Jorge and Bartomeu has ended without a clear agreement. But it is expected that Messi will stay at the club until the contract is over. After completing his contract he can move to another club on a free transfer.
According to a report, when asked by a reporter from Spanish media on Thursday morning whether Leo is staying at the club, Jorge replied: “Yes.”
“There’s a 90 per cent chance that Messi stays in Barcelona, tomorrow will come to the definitive decision. Messi is evaluating whether to stay in Barcelona until 2021 and leave in a great way after finishing his contract.”, according to some sports journals.
May be the final statement of this saga will be declared within this week.
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