The Lisbon spanking came to show that Messi was right in his diagnosis in February when in an interview with Sports world He assured: “If we want the Champions League, we have to grow. Today we are not enough as we are “. Reality has confirmed the words of the star who has seen how he is beaten again in the highest competition. All this in a context in which the negotiation of its renewal is paralyzed. Remember that the player ends his contract on June 30 of next year and that, therefore, as of January 1, he is free to enter into negotiations with whoever he wants.
Bartomeu, who has less than a year in office and is in an absolutely committed position, has four months to look for a photo of a renovation that would serve to make up a mandate that, for now, will be remembered for the collapse of a team that marked an era.
Messi is faced with a deep dilemma: on the one hand, he is happy in the city, has grown up in the Barcelona and the option of not continuing at the Camp Nou seemed like a utopia, but given the drift of the situation in the Barça there are pillars that sway.
Messi has seen how the team that dominated the world of football And that has allowed him to win the Ballon d'Or six times, he has lost potential. AND Leo, above all wants to win. Like all Barcelona fans, he has seen that the money that was received from Neymar's departure to PSG has been wasted on operations that have not worked. For a painful example, the game against Bayern in which the three footballers called to cover the loss of the Brazilian, Coutinho, Dembélé and Griezmann started from the bench.
In the same interview in which Leo said that with the current level the team was not enough for the Champions League, the captain of Barcelona was publicly in favor of the return of the Brazilian.
“At a sporting level Ney is one of the best in the world and I would love for him to come back. He was a very happy person, he had fun on and off the court and made the dressing room have a different joy. I understand that the partners have reservations for the The way he went, which also bothered me, but in the end we all want to win and have the best and he gave us a lot on the court. He wants to go back and he was always sorry “, he claimed. And he has not changed his mind, indeed, he reaffirms what was said in February.
The humiliation against Bayern has left very touched Messi that, as usually happens in these cases, needs time to digest these kinds of situations. When Barcelona were eliminated in the semifinals of the Champions League last year, Messi was slow to speak. He did it before the end of the Copa del Rey before him Valencia at a press conference.
Now, the captain is like the rest of the Barcelona fans waiting for the movements to be carried out by the board of directors that meets on Monday.
Many things will depend on the decisions made at the management level. Input, the coach's choice. Messi has always bet on Xavi Hernández, but this option is complicated.
It is also necessary the establishment of leadership in sports policy when Abidal's dismissal is consumed, with whom the Argentine had a confrontation in January after the dismissal of Valverde. The relationship of Abidal with part of the wardrobe is non-existent. Thus, the barcelonismo is in suspense. Messi is free in four months, you are not happy with the design of the equipment, He sees that his career is in the final stretch and in January he is free.