Tag: Messi
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Difficult to understand Messi has left – Koeman
Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman is sorry seeing Lionel Messi leave. Koeman has spoken publicly about Messi’s departure. Taking to social media, he posted a thoughtful message alongside a couple of photos of the two together. The full message is as follows: “Still hard to understand that you will not play for FC Barcelona any more.…
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Messi holds news conference at Camp Nou on Sunday
Lionel Messi will appear at a news conference at Camp Nou on Sunday, FC Barcelona announced on Saturday The Argentine forward is widely expected to join French side Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the coming days after FC Barcelona said they could not afford to retain him. That means the 34-year-old Messi is likely to share…
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Roman Abramovich seeks face-to-face meeting with Messi
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has jumped into the race for released Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi. Messi was cut loose by Barcelona on Thursday in a stunning decision. AS says Chelsea are now well in the race to sign Messi. The report states the Blues are keen to continue their pursuit of £100m-rated Romelu Lukaku as…
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What I told players about Messi exit – Laporta
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has explained how he broke the news of Lionel Messi’s departure to the players. It was announced last night that Messi was leaving Barca after the collapse of contract talks. Laporta said: “Yesterday (Thursday) I spoke on the phone with the captains. This is a very important fact in the history…
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Barca president speaks on Messi departure
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has been explaining why a new contract cannot be agreed with Lionel Messi, with an all-time great preparing to sever ties with the only club side that he has represented in an iconic career. Laporta told a press conference: “Leo wanted to stay at Barca. We wanted him to stay. “I…
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Messi stunned as Barca chose not to renew contract
Lionel Messi’s camp are insisting Barcelona chose not to extend his contract. Sport says Messi did not expect negotiations to sign a new contract with Barcelona to have an unhappy ending. The forward is devastated at Barça’s announcement on Thursday that he will leave the club after 21 years at Camp Nou. Barça said they…
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Barca blame Messi demands for contract collapse
There’s suggestions Lionel Messi’s demand to have a bigger say on transfers contributed to his contract breakdown with Barcelona. Marca says it looked as if Messi was due to have his contract renewal with Barcelona made official, but now there are a number of factors which see the No.10 have more than one foot outside…
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BREAKING: Lionel Messi leaves FC Barcelona
La Liga giant FC Barcelona say Lionel Messi will not be staying at the club “because of financial and structural obstacles”. Messi, 34, has been a free agent since 1 July when his contract expired. He agreed a new deal on reduced wages with club two weeks later, but it was dependent on Barca selling…
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La Liga blocks Messi contract renewal at Barca
Barcelona are still unable to secure Lionel Messi’s future with a new deal, because of LaLiga’s refusal to make any concession, the UK Mirror reports. After being found guilty of operating significantly over the league’s wage rulings, Barca were punished. This means they were not allowed to register new signings, except they cut down their…
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We’re all waiting for Messi to renew – Pique
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique is quietly confident of Lionel Messi signing his new contract and staying. The Catalan is keen to see the No.10 stay on at the Camp Nou for the 2021/22 season, despite his contract having expired at the end of June. “We’re waiting for him to sign the renewal and to have…