‘President’s direct mention + official document request’ Barça speeds up ‘return of the king’
FC Barcelona is expected to speed up the return of Lionel Messi (36, PSG).
On the 17th (Korean time), the American ‘Forbes’ quoted the Spanish media ‘El Nacional’ and said, “FC Barcelona has set a date for the return of Lionel Messi.”안전놀이터
According to the British ‘BBC’ on the 16th, Barcelona president Joan Laporta said in an interview with Spain’s ‘TV3’, “Messi is a Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) player and we have to wait until the end of the season. I will do everything I can,” he said, referring directly to Messi’s return.
In response, Forbes said, “Two years have passed since Barcelona failed to overcome its financial limitations and let Messi go, and Messi became a free agent (FA). We emphasized that this is a top priority.”
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Messi, who left Argentina to join the Barcelona youth team in 2000, has been active only in Barcelona and emerged as one of the best players in world football history. However, Messi and Barcelona’s companionship was until the 2020-2021 season.
Only a message to PSG, the relationship between the club and Messi has rapidly cooled after 2 seasons. With his contract extension unlikely, the Saudi Arabia League was mentioned as Messi’s next potential destination. Some media also reported that Al-Hilal and Messi had reached an agreement. However, according to Fabricio Romano, who has recently been familiar with the European transfer market, Messi’s father, Jorge Messi, denied all of this.
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In this situation, Barcelona prepare for ‘return of the king’. Forbes reported: “According to credible Argentinian journalist Veronica Brunati, Messi’s side have demanded an explanation from Barcelona as to how the move could be made possible.”
The media continued, “Barcelona, which needs to come up with a feasible plan, requested an official document from La Liga to guarantee that Messi can complete the player registration if he agrees with the club. About two weeks before Messi becomes a free agent, The recruitment process seems to be accelerating.”
Meanwhile, Spain’s ‘Sport’ announced on the 18th that if Messi transfers to Barcelona, he will receive an annual salary of 25 million euros (approximately 36.2 billion won in Korean currency).