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AUGUST 7TH
12.20 CEST - Lionel Messi's farewell to Barcelona shocks Sergio Aguero. The Kun had chosen to dress the Blaugrana shirt for the only purpose of playing with his compatriot and friend, but now the situation changes.
From Catalonia here it comes sensational developments on the story: the former Manchester City star is even considering terminating the existing contract and his legal team is studying to find a way to cancel everything, according to TNT Sports. In this case, Barcelona risk a second catastrophe after Messi's farewell. Aguero was signed by Barcelona on 31 May under a two-season contract that includes a € 100m release clause.
Aguero is considered one of the best strikers of his generation and of the world, he is a record-holder for Manchester City ever (260) and in UEFA competition (43). With 184 goals he is the best foreign scorer (and fourth overall) in the history of the Premier League.
0.15 CEST - "It is official! Messi is a new PSG player". With a tweet Khalifah Bin Hamad Al Tahni, brother of the owner of PSG, has confirmed the deal is done.
Negotiations are officially concluded. And announce later #Messi #Paris_Saint_Germain pic.twitter.com/BxlmCfARII
— ???????? ????? ?????? ???? ?????????? (@khm_althani) August 6, 2021
AUGUST 6TH
7.00 PM CEST - News coming from France: according to what was reported by RMC Sport Lionel Messi would have chosen Paris Saint-Germain. This is for a two-year contract plus an option for a third season.
The French club aims to close the deal by the weekend and Lionel Messi's father is expected to meet with management in the next few hours.
?Lionel #Messi a choisi le #PSG ! Les dernières discussions portent sur un contrat de 2 ans + une autre saison en option. Le #PSG essaye de boucler le deal dans le week end. Le père de Messi doit rencontrer le #PSG dans les prochaines heures. Le vestiaire parisien est heureux.
— Mohamed Bouhafsi (@mohamedbouhafsi) August 6, 2021
4.00 PM CEST - Pep Guardiola has responded to talks of Lionel Messi moving to Manchester City after negotiations between the player and FC Barcelona broke down earlier yesterday. The Cityzens have just completed their record transfer of Jack Grealish in a blockbuster move.
Speaking to the press, Pep said: "We spent £40m on Jack Grealish. We paid £100m and brought in £60m. He will wear the No.10 because we were convinced with Grealish and we were convinced Leo would continue at Barcelona, so right now he is not in our thoughts."
Guardiola praised the role Messi played in propelling him and his Barca team to unprecedented glory. He said: “As a fan, I have incredible gratitude for the most extraordinary player I have seen in my life, for the titles he helped win for Barcelona.”
The duo won all there is to win on the club stage throughout their time together in Barcelona.
11.11 CEST - Barça president Laporta: “Leo Messi is NOT happy".
Barça president Laporta: “Leo Messi is NOT happy. He wanted to STAY at Barcelona, as we wanted to keep Messi here. But we can’t change the reality now, I wish Leo the best wherever he will go as NEXT CLUB”. #FCB #Messi
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 6, 2021
11.05 CEST - "We can’t register the contract of Leo Messi that was agreed because of Financial Fair Play rules".
Barcelona president Laporta: “We can’t register the contract of Leo Messi that was agreed because of Financial Fair Play rules. Unfortunately we have received an inheritance in which we have no margin with the salary current situation”. #Messi
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 6, 2021
9.31 CEST - Though everything was pointing to Barcelona FC chairman, Joan Laporta, having talked 34-year old Argentinian star forward Leo Messi into staying put into Blaugrana ranks, the six-time Ballon d'Or winner eventually decided to end it, and start anew somewhere else.
To this end, Paris might end up being the next stop for La Pulga. Messi was previously linked to reunite with Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, but Premier League defending champions have just invested a 3-digit million pounds amount into signing Jack Grealish from Aston Villa, and are trying to seal the deal with Tottenham, on a further 3-digit trade, over Harry Kane, making Messi's oven in rather less viable.
Besides, Paris Saint-Germain, according to El Chiringuito and Barcelona-born pundit Josep Pedrerol, are actually in talks with the player himself and his entourage. Dismissing the notion of fetching Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus, Ligue 1 giants are now looking adamant with composing a one-of-a-kind frontline trio, siding Messi to both Neymar Junior and Kylian Mbappé, though the latter one might still be handed out to Real Madrid.
23.25 CEST - Barcelona and Messi: The reasons for the split
Today will go down in history at FC Barcelona - as a sad chapter. Because Lionel Messi has decided to turn his back on the Blaugrana. Actually, Barca agreed with his superstar. And Messi was even willing to forego 50 percent of his salary. But the wage cap imposed by the league caused problems. Especially since there was no buyer for other top earners like Antoine Griezmann. But there were also other reasons for the separation.
Messi should still not have been particularly happy with the sporting perspective. Although Sergio Aguero, a friend, and colleague from the national team, was brought on board, La Pulga's other wish was not fulfilled, as he wanted Atalanta's Romero to join the blaugrana
21.12 CEST - Barcelona say bye to Leo Messi: the tribute video is amazing..
Thank you, Leo. pic.twitter.com/cdS9xWe8Me
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 5, 2021
20.59 CEST - One of the side story about Messi not signing the contract is the following and we will hear about it:
#Barca doesn't want to sign off on #LaLiga's CVC deal, which would destroy the club's Super League ambitions. LaLiga wants to bury the Super League once and for all and won't register Messi until Barcelona sign off on the deal. That's how the club lost the world's best player.
— Manuel Veth (@ManuelVeth) August 5, 2021
19.52 CEST - Barcelona officially announced that Lionel Messi will not play for the club this upcoming season. The Catalans announced: "Even though both parties had reached an agreement with the clear will to continue together, we won't be able to formalize it due to structural and economic obstacles. Because of this, Lionel Messi will not remain tied to FC Barcelona. We are both very dismayed that the player's wishes could not be satisfied. Barca thanks Messi for his contributions and wishes him the best for the future"
ÚLTIMA HORA
Leo Messi no continuarà lligat al FC Barcelona
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_cat) August 5, 2021
19.13 CEST - Contract talks between Lionel Messi and the club have ‘reached a point of no return’ (multiple reports).
Talks between the Argentine superstar and Barcelona have been ongoing for some time, though as of yet the two parties have been unable to reach a compromise.
The report adds that representatives of the player and club chiefs met on Thursday to try and reach an agreement over the Barcelona captain's future, though talks have subsequently broken down and Messi is now certain to move on.
Spanish newspaper @Marca report that Messi "has never been further from renewing his Barcelona contract”
The report states "negotiations have reached a point of no return which seems impossible to resolve" pic.twitter.com/LsnSJt0BBE
— B/R Football (@brfootball) August 5, 2021
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