Time is running out for Barcelona to register Lionel Messi in time for the 2021/22 La Liga season.
It seems abundantly clear now that the club want their talisman to stay for one final contract, and he too wants to see out the remainder of his career at the elite level in the Spanish top-flight.
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However, the perilous financial state that Barca currently find themselves in mean that this is far from a foregone conclusion.
With pre-season starting on Monday, the day after Messi will have played the Copa America final with Argentina, by the time the player is due back with the club, there will be only three weeks until the start of the new campaign.
If he’s not able to be registered then, for example because Barcelona haven’t managed to trim their wage bill, who knows what the ultimate outcome will be.
As Sport report, Ronald Koeman is completely on board with the club board’s plan to sell some senior and important players if that’s what it takes to renew Messi.
Hardly the ideal preparation for the new season mind.
DavidHallieJames
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Next season,Messi shaking hands with rest of the Barca team mates after signing the new deal.
SIDKAUSH
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Brainless manager, Brainless management, they are basically toying with clubs future just for pleasing one player to stay. There's a reason why Barcelona are always no.2 as compared to RMA. RMA might seem like ruthless with its players and legends but it never values any player more than the club, major reason of them being the best
Dosty_gh
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Remember he won’t play forever and same way many came, conquered and left. I don’t understand why Barca is still forcing to renew when they are in this financial crisis. Trust me I want him to stay but I will feel very bad to see our rivals file for bankruptcy because of one person when you could at least focus on the youth and build another Messi in him just like you sacrificed Ronaldinho for Messi and payed off. Barca is just loosing it past glory because of fears of loosing Messi. No player is bigger than the club but it’s is vice versa in Barca’s case.
AbdurasaqSalman
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breaking news: Messi is bigger than Barcelona
wuzabimosy
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Brainless manager, Brainless management, they are basically toying with clubs future just for pleasing one player to stay. There's a reason why Barcelona are always no.2 as compared to RMA. RMA might seem like ruthless with its players and legends but it never values any player more than the club, major reason of them being the best
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we all know that messi isn't just a player, he is the best player
Lohit14
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Brainless manager, Brainless management, they are basically toying with clubs future just for pleasing one player to stay. There's a reason why Barcelona are always no.2 as compared to RMA. RMA might seem like ruthless with its players and legends but it never values any player more than the club, major reason of them being the best
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ya it's true but messi isn't some player when he plays u get a creator plus a very lethal goal scorer and u can't just let go off him no matter what and what rm did by letting cr7 go actually it takes some serious balls to do that
Babayaga259
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Brainless manager, Brainless management, they are basically toying with clubs future just for pleasing one player to stay. There's a reason why Barcelona are always no.2 as compared to RMA. RMA might seem like ruthless with its players and legends but it never values any player more than the club, major reason of them being the best
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If ur a rm who wld u rather have ?? Messi (with guaranteed 25+ goals per season and a revenue of around 300m per year) or coutinho pjanic umtiti dembele who have provided 0 contribution the team?