Messi, the telematic renewal

Despite the new economic scenario that will open after the coronavirus crisis, the president of Barça, Josep Maria Bartomeu, is obliged to advance electronically in the renewal of Messi. Bartomeu had been marked in red in March to take steps forward in the expansion of the player, who ends his contract in 2021, but which has a clause that allows him to terminate his contract this June to go to any club. The president's intention was to hold a meeting with the player's father, Jorge Messi, before the key dates in the League and Champions League arrived. The controversy with Abidal (“those responsible for sports management must assume their responsibilities,” sentenced the Frenchman for accusing the players of the dismissal of Valverde) and the I3 Ventures crisis triggered rumors of all kinds that Messi dispelled in an interview with Mundo Deportivo on February 20. “I already said it many times, that my idea is that (continue) And as long as the club and the people continue to want that, for me there will never be any problem. Many times I also said that I would like to be and that we are all well. The club, that people are happy with the team there is, that there is a winning project and we continue to opt for all the titles as we always did in this club. That's my idea, stay in this club. I want to win another Champions League, I want to continue winning Leagues and I always aspire to that (…). At many times I had the opportunity to leave the club, there were many interested clubs who were willing to pay until the clause, but at no time did it occur to me to leave and now neither. I repeat it again. If the club wants, there is no problem. “

Bartomeu wants the expansion of Messi as his last great photo in the Barça presidency and the player, to follow. No problems, because in the starting gun. Now it remains to capture the conditions black on white. A draft contract for the best player in the world and six times Ballon d'Or. A very high record won based on collective titles and individual awards that Barça must face and know how to finance, also at this time of crisis. As with Iniesta, Bartomeu's idea is to offer Messi a life contract, but the feeling is that the Argentine wants to own his future year after year. That will be one of the first issues to be resolved between Bartomeu and Jorge Messi, the player's father, who incidentally spends these days in Argentina. Messi's idea, as Mundo Deportivo meant last January, would be to renew until 2022 while maintaining the option to leave in June 2021 unilaterally in the same way that he has this year.

After the tremendous storm in February with the troubles of Abidal and social networks, Barça has recovered some calm with the leadership and with this unexpected stoppage that Messi will come to pearls to get fine in the face of the end of the season if he resumes, a certain calm scenario has been recovered at Barça that would be complete if the club announces the player's telematic renewal. It would be a hit of unknown and original effect for the support and the moment.