Lionel Messi has stopped negotiating new contracts in Barcelona. It was also revealed that Messi was angry with Barcelona! Messi’s contract in Barcelona will expire in the summer of 2021. Talks about a new contract have begun, but now news is that Messi’s camp is stopping the negotiation process.
According to Spanish radio report Cadena Ser, the Barcelona captain is now also ready to leave Barcelona when his contract expires in 2021.
Currently Messi is still bound by a contract he signed in 2017. He and his father, Jorge, had begun a new contract conversation with Barcelona but are now reluctant to continue.
In addition, a number of sources have also confirmed to ESPN’s Moises Llorens that Lionel Messi was angry with a number of Barcelona figures regarding media leakage reports which made him look responsible for a number of incidents in Barcelona. Including the sacking of coach Ernesto Valverde and that he was frustrated by the lack of quality in the El Barca squad.
ESPNFC also mentioned, representatives from Lionel Messi and FC Barcelona did not immediately respond when asked for comments about the news.
Judging by the performance on the field, Lionel Messi is actually still synonymous with a special achievement notch. Most recently, for example, by scoring the 700th goal of his career.
On the other hand, Messi was also reportedly no longer in harmony with some of his own team-mates, also dissatisfied with Barca’s performance under the direction of Quique Setién who replaced Ernesto Valverde in mid-January.
Messi, who was previously known to be quiet, in recent times is also very vocal to Barcelona. In January he criticized sporting director Eric Abidal, whose Messi was indicated as blaming Barca players for Valverde to be fired.
In an interview with the Mundo Deportivo newspaper in February, Messi also called El Barca’s squad not strong enough to compete for the Champions League title this season.
In April, Lionel Messi also criticized Barca’s board of directors, implying that players were reluctant to accept salary cuts to help the financial difficulties of the club from the Corona virus pandemic. During that time the future of Messi was speculated.
