But their professional paths are yet to cross. He sees them unable to assemble a good squad. Los productos oficiales del Atleti para todos a un clic. They swept aside all in their path on their way to European glory this season and are surely nailed on favourites to retain their title. The new MLS franchise already have Rodolfo Pizarro and Matias Pellegrini as designated players, with various options touted as taking the third and final position. Is it all over for Lionel Messi and Barcelona? ADIOS MESSI ... *MADRIDISTA FLIPANDO* (youtube.com) submitted 9 hours ago by youtubeup. The Glazer family; they’re not averse to a huge transfer coup. Edouard Mendy is the latest in a steady stream of players exported to the Premier League from Rennes. Hi, this is a comment. LIONEL MESSI has reportedly made his mind up and will soon tell Barcelona whether he will stay or go. We’ve ranked his potential landing spots, from least to most likely. Home F365 Features Adios Lionel: Ranking Messi’s potential transfer destinations, Date published: Wednesday 26th August 2020 3:54. His former agent claims Inter is “already his team”, while his current advisor – also his dad – has ‘splashed out’ on a pad in Milan. David Beckham has one ‘designated player’ spot open at Inter Miami. ADIOS? Luego apagó el fuego el día de la última jornada ante el Alavés. The handball farce is the fault of the Premier League, not IFAB. pic.twitter.com/t0tQBKNHut. After Actress’ Tragic Death, Biden and Trump won’t shake hands or wear masks at first presidential debate, Brad Parscale: Police video shows Trump’s ex-campaign manager wrestled to ground during arrest, One million Americans have already cast 2020 vote in ‘historic’ early voting surge, Soldier ecstasy death: Friends delayed 999 call over job fears, After all is said and done, more is said than done. Following a dream debut for Liam Delap, we pondered players who became better than their dad. ¡Aprovecha los descuentos disponibles! Paris Saint-Germain or Manchester City are the only two clubs capable of paying that amount of money. Rio Ferdinand has “just heard” Frank Lampard is in for him…. With Barcelona long-linked with a move for Lautaro Martinez, it’s time to sound the swap deal klaxon. There’s no comparative example to what would be the biggest f*** you in football history. rights reserved. The rule, ironically nicknamed the ‘Beckham Rule’, allows MLS clubs the option to sign three players that would be considered outside their salary cap. Since making his first-team debut in 2003-04, Messi has helped Barcelona become domestic, continental and world champions in mesmerising style. He is awful angry. A move to PSG always seems like a bit of a waste, and anything a state-owned club wants we immediately hope they don’t get. Adios Lionel: Ranking Messi’s potential transfer destinations. It’s a move not beyond the realms of possibility, but perhaps more likely a couple of years down the line, after Messi has his hands on the Champions League trophy for a final time. Las razones del adiós de Messi se conocerán cuando el argentino, siempre indescifrable, decida explicarse. In over 15 years in the Blaugrana first-team, the 33-year-old has never appeared as likely to leave the club as he does now. Ronald Koeman, a Barcelona legend, was appointed as the manager but the way he is approaching the senior players to discuss about their roles in the club has played a role in the fallout. Stay or go? 14) Tottenham A level of desperation exhibited by just one other: Messi himself. Premier League winners and losers has the same old most-hated club. The solution for Messi? Moltes gràcies per tots aquest temps de felicitat i d’un futbol extraordinari. 4) Manchester United Sergio Busquets was told he would not have a key role in the club next season. Man City 'crunching numbers' for Argentine maestro, IPL 2020: RR beat KXIP to highest successful run chase in IPL history, Formula One: Bottas exploits Hamilton's penalties in Russia to reignite title chances, IPL 2020: KKR's Karthik picks 3 players he will swap for Rabada, Iyer and Ashwin from DC. 16) Rangers Gerardo Martino, Luis Enrique, Ernesto Valverde and Quique Setien came and went. Same as Paolo Maldini and AC Milan, it is hard to think of one without the other. Move to Bielsa rather than Bielsa moving to him. El asunto fue a más en marzo. But for those scoffing at the transfer dealings of Woodward, and the hamstringing of the Glazers, it’s worth considering that in March, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed veteran quarterback Tom Brady, one of the greatest players in the sport’s history. Many have told me that he is very similar to Guardiola. Adios Lionel: Ranking Messi’s potential transfer destinations. The Catalan club likes two players in Eric Garcia and Gabriel Jesus and if Messi is to join Barcelona then these two players can leave Etihad Stadium for Nou Camp. A legal battle may follow if Messi pushes his exit. y haber iniciado sesión. He doesn’t trust the board. Activado el estado de alarma, el Barça se vio obligado a afrontar una rebaja en los salarios. Bartomeu’s presence as club president hasn’t had a long-lasting impact – on the squad and financially. Even if Messi leaves for free, his wage could be an issue for clubs interested in acquiring his services. The defeats against AS Roma, Liverpool didn’t help their case and the humiliating 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich felt like the house of cards could just crumble and it did. 13) Arsenal AFP Para poder comentar debes estar Update your browser to view this website correctly.Update my browser now, Adios Lionel: Ranking Messi’s potential transfer destinations, on course to break the transfer window record. ). There’s no secret in the mutual love between Guardiola and Messi, who both enjoyed the peaks of their careers in each other’s company. Pep Guardiola is often beaten with the Messi stick – labelled a Champions League fraud as he would never have won it without the little magician. For PSG, Messi could be the last piece of a puzzle they are so openly itching to complete. Does he care? Talks between Messi and Barcelona are understood to have taken place after the star cut short his Pyrenees holiday to meet Koeman. IN PICS | Stay or go? See More — Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) August 25, 2020. How did we get here? “He said, ‘Those people that say that should realise I played in awful conditions in Rosario when I was 11 years old, with glass on the pitch, with holes and everything,’ … And he also played good.”. “I asked Messi about that [whether he could do it on a cold, wet Wednesday night in Stoke],” Guillem Balague revealed in an interview for Sky Sports. Aquella frase, "lo que siento por este club va más allá de un papel", se esfumó en el aire. Since making his breakthrough as a starter in 2005 he helped the Blaugrana win a staggering 34 trophies, among them four Champions League titles (he was injured for the 2006 final) and 10 La Liga championships. The Dutchman has already admitted a degree of nervousness over his talisman's future - stating that he "doesn't know" if he can convince Messi to stay. 5) Juventus The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Messi is one of very few footballers with a big enough name not to simply be known as a Jadon Sancho ‘alternative’ – but that doesn’t mean he’s not. View our online Press Pack. Messi, who is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, has played a huge part in making Barca one of the finest teams to grace the world game in the last 15 years. ¡QUÉ SIGAN VOLANDO ALTO! ALSO READ: Will Lionel Messi leave Barcelona? Both began their careers at Newell’s Old Boys. The year 2020 has brought many surprises and shocks, and Messi departing from the Nou Camp could very well be the final nail in the coffin in the beautiful love story between the Argentine maestro and the Catalan club. It’s happening lads, Messi is coming to @Everton pic.twitter.com/KgNluG7QJd, — Benj Winstanley ➐ (@benjwinstanley) August 25, 2020. It is very hard to imagine Messi playing for any other club than Barcelona. A new environment could lift his game to even more sumptuous levels and maybe help him achieve the one trophy that has eluded him so far: the FIFA World Cup. Is it even possible? Everything seems to point that Messi is leaving Barcelona. Después de la crisis del 1-2 ante Osasuna, Messi declaró: "La gente se está quedando sin paciencia porque nosotros no les damos nada". New coach Ronald Koeman has reportedly told Luis Suarez he is no longer needed at the Camp Nou. The Uruguayan was Barca's second-highest scorer last season behind captain Lionel Messi. 1. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Leo Messi, Creu de Sant Jordi. In response, Antonio Conte claimed: “It’d be easier to move the Duomo than to bring Messi to Inter!”, [MD] | An image of Messi on the Duomo di Milano was shown to promote the Inter-Napoli match on Chinese television by Suning, the Asian owner of the Milanese club pic.twitter.com/wzkVhnR11J. "La gente del Barça me conoce y sabe que no hay ningún tipo de problema. Messi llegó a los 13 años al Barça (Bartomeu ni existía en el entorno barcelonista). Fue una tregua pre-Champions, pero el 2-8 precipitó todo. Tweets from Catalan President Quim Torra i Pla, club legend Carles Puyol confirmed that if Messi were to leave Barca then it is now or never. The Buccaneers owners? "Sinceramente no me gusta hacer estas cosas, pero creo que cada uno tiene que ser responsable de sus tareas y hacerse cargo de sus decisiones. We fully expect Daniel Levy to offer £3million, Serge Aurier and a stadium tour. Messi was born in Buenos Aires and could have signed for River Plate when he was 11 but the club refused to pay for the medical treatment the player's growth hormone deficiency badly needed. We’ve ranked his potential landing spots, from least to most likely. ADIOS MESSI ... *MADRIDISTA FLIPANDO* 1 . Luis Figo and Ronaldo made the switch, but this would be different. And Manchester City – like PSG – will do anything to win Europe’s showcase competition. Después del secretario técnico y de la Junta directiva con Bartomeu al frente, el entrenador tampoco se escapó a las críticas del argentino. If people criticising someone while asking when they will be criticised is your jam, then the Mailbox is here. Lionel Messi pronto pudiera darle el adiós al FC Barcelona, donde ha jugado por los últimos 20 años. In the same 16-year period Barca have scored 2241 times, meaning he has had a hand in 39 per cent of all of their goals. If Messi wants to win the Champions League, Munich is the obvious place to do it. BARCELONA. Probably not. ALSO READ: Lionel Messi hands in his transfer request to Barcelona, Catalunya serà sempre casa teva. Messi on Tuesday sent a fax to Barcelona asking them to allow him to leave the club. The club is in debt, the big buys of Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele haven’t worked out. Adios, Lionel Messi? It has been a marriage made in heaven ... but will it be all over in a few months? Players were unhappy with how the team performed in the UEFA Champions League and managers were continued to be sacked. Only few clubs can afford to have Messi on their wage-sheet. But if it wasn’t likely before, the fact they got so close to Champions League glory this season makes it frustratingly probable. Gossip. Messi spoke of his admiration for Marcelo Bielsa when he was in charge of Athletic Bilbao: “It’s a beautiful thing to see that Bielsa, someone I didn’t have the luck to have as a manager, is doing well. But with Leroy Sane arriving this summer, they do have an embarrassment of forward riches. pic.twitter.com/Ojev577MoE. It's too early to pick the Premier League flops, but the bargain buys have already come to the fore. Heavy defeats against Roma and Liverpool in the knockout stages of recent UEFA Champions League campaigns proved to be an eye-opener and may have shown the Argentine that he was fighting a losing battle in his quest to win as many honours as his stature deserves. And Argentine outlet Diario Ole report that Messi has made a decision on his future, which will be communicated to the LaLiga giants in the coming days. Fed up with board politics and how the club has been performing on the pitch, Messi on Tuesday handed in a transfer request to Barcelona board requesting them to release him of his duties. Will Lionel Messi really leave Barcelona? Messi has scored 634 goals and contributed 285 assists since; Alex Rae hasn’t. Pero el caso es que de esa conversación tampoco salió nada bueno porque Messi ha decidido poner punto final a su etapa en el Barça con un burofax. Fans started to gather outside Barcelona offices, chanting 'Bartomeu out' and that sums up the seriousness of the entire matter. Something which may have irked the Argentine megastar. 6) Chelsea Messi is only 32 and in his prime. But hey, I didn’t have him. Take a deep breath…the greatest footballer has faxed in a transfer request. Algunos directivos deslizaron que los jugadores se negaban, así que el argentino esperó a tener cerrado el acuerdo con la directiva para atizarle. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Los responsables del área de la dirección deportiva también deben asumir sus responsabilidades y sobre todo hacerse cargo de las decisiones que toman". Nobody panic. Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan are circling with intent ahead of the biggest decision in the striker's career. 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Manchester City are thought to be weighing up a contract offer and whether he would breach their Financial Fair Play spending allowance. If they were to open negotiations now, United fans can expect Ed Woodward to tie up the deal anytime between August 2021 and January 2022. Just heard Frank Lampard is now in for #messi But the question remains, will the year 2020 bring the biggest transfer news of all time? Become a Redditor. Respeto y admiración, Leo. Todo mi apoyo, amigo. The potential for the joyous faux happiness on Cristiano Ronaldo’s face as Messi scores a hat-trick has to be balanced with the unlikely but somehow very real supposition that the world will implode if they both play for the same team. His influence on the side is remarkable and best illustrated by one simple statistic. ¿Olvidaste la contraseña? Photograph:( ‘In 2004, Rangers boss Alex McLeish made an attempt to bring Messi to Ibrox on loan, but the move fell through and McLeish went on to sign Alex Rae.’ A glorious line from Glasgow Live. Así ha reaccionado Leo Messi 24 horas después de que su gran amigo y compañero Luis Suárez se … "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Barcelona board’s presidential elections are also around the corner and the candidates battling for the top chair have call for immediate resignation by Bartomeu. Chelsea are already on course to break the transfer window record, so why not smash it to smithereens? On Friday (AEDT) they crashed out of the Copa del Rey when they lost 1-0 to Athletic Bilbao thanks to some amateurish defending you probably would not expect even in the A-League. Adios, Lionel Messi? Man City 'crunching numbers' for Argentine maestro. He of course doesn’t have the legs of Daniel James, meaning backs-against-the-wall fixtures could see Messi sitting on the bench watching the Welshman run the ball harmlessly out of play, which is more than an intriguing proposition. Messi in legal tangle with Barcelona over leaving club, Dozens of fans in front of the club's offices showing their disagreements with the board with several shouts. Messi would have many suitors but only money-no-object clubs like Manchester City, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain could afford him, especially since they would not have to pay Barcelona a transfer fee. Lionel Messi is among the reported cavalcade of world superstars that drifted past Arsene Wenger on their way to inevitable glory elsewhere. Handball and VAR get an absolute shoeing from John Nicholson. Is it even possible? No. Any further sign that Messi wants out would send the Catalans into meltdown, amid calls for Bartomeu to resign. Yes, please. Lo que ha pasado en estos nueve meses es que, por ejemplo, el Barça decidió destituir a Valverde en enero para dar un supuesto "impulso" al equipo y trajo a Setién. Mikel Arteta hasn’t really got any money to spend, and although Messi could leave on a free, his £970,000-a-week wages are surely too sticky a ‘sticking point’. Barcelona are due back for pre-season training next Monday but one of the striker's best pals is not set to stay much longer. A Messi le enervó que, a principios de febrero, Abidal responsabilizase al vestuario ("muchos jugadores no estaban satisfechos ni trabajaban mucho") de la decisión. Hem tingut la sort de compartir uns anys de les nostres vides amb el millor jugador del món. Sinceramente no me gusta hacer estas cosas, pero creo que cada uno tiene que ser responsable de sus tareas y hacerse cargo de sus decisiones, el Barça se vio obligado a afrontar una rebaja en los salarios, La rueda de prensa de presentación de Koeman, Suárez "la rompe" y el planeta fútbol habla de "sed de revancha", Las peñas del Valencia atacan: "Ya está bien de tomar el pelo", Dembélé reincide: sigue llegando tarde a los entrenamientos, Rodri se ceba con el Leicester tras encajar una manita, Pellegrini intenta rebajar sus críticas al VAR y al Madrid y acaba enredándose aún más. Interestingly, Messi has a EUR 700 million release clause but another crucial clause in his contract states he can leave the club for free after the end of every season. REACCIONANDO A MIS MEMES #5. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Vardy hat-trick helps five-star Leicester stun Man City, Man City sign Ruben Dias in $112m deal as Otamendi joins Benfica, WATCH: Arzani's pinpoint match-winning assist for Utrecht dagger, Ronaldo double salvages point for 10-man Juve, Meet the Aussie pair vying for promotion in Lithuania, Barcelona put four past Villarreal as Koeman off to flying start in La Liga, Super-sub Suarez nets brace on debut in Atleti domination, Klopp vows Liverpool will stick to 'intense' identity ahead of Arsenal challenge, Mourinho confirms lengthy absence for Son after hamstring injury. La relación de Messi con los directivos desde el adiós de Laporta no ha sido el mejor, aunque nunca había llegado a este extremo. Yet some of his performances and his body language of late would suggest that Messi is beginning to feel rather frustrated by the general decline of his once unbeatable side. La más que probable salida de Messi del Barcelona, tras 20 años en el club al que llegó gratis, tendrá un impacto a todos los niveles.