He will leave, but where will he go? Who can afford to pay a net salary of 50 million euros for the next five years to Lionel Messi? The photos in Ibiza with Neymar, Verratti and Di Marian, posted by the Brazilian striker of PSG, started the first speculations, but we will learn more in the coming days.
Messi and Neymar have been two very good friends since their time at the Camp Nou and have always wanted to play together once again. PSG has long dreamed of this moment, but this news finds Naser AlKhelaifi unprepared. The scenarios ahead are among the craziest. Because in order to sign with Messi, the French have to remove a star like Mbape, who, in order not to lose him with a zero parameter next summer, will have to sell him now.
But can Real afford such a large-scale operation financially for the Frenchman at the moment? This too remains to be seen. Apart from PSG, Manchester City is the other most likely destination where the Argentine could sign. With the English champions, led by his idol Pep Guardiola, Messi had an agreement last summer, when he had that request to leave the “Camp Nou”, but Barcelona refused to terminate his last year of contract .
750 MILLIONS ON THE SITE – Exactly one year ago, Tsiki Begiristain and Messi’s father, Zhorge, reached the 5-year agreement. It would be split into 2 periods, 2 years with Manchester City and another 3 years with the sister club of New York City in the USA. Messi would earn a net 100 million euros per season at the Etihad, with a contract totaling 750 million euros for 5 years. The rest, 250 million euros would be benefited by the Argentine as a bonus for the firm with New York.
Of course such an agreement is no longer in force. Pep Guardiola has always said that he wanted Messi to close his career at the “Camp Nou”. He said he would reconsider the possibility of re-embracing the strongest player he has coached, only when such a thing was no longer possible. Now is exactly the moment. The only problem is that as in the case of PSG, this news finds the “Citizens” unprepared. Last night, they just completed the most expensive transfer in the history of British football, Jack Grillish for 100 million pounds from Aston Villa.
On the other hand, they are also trying to transfer Harry Kane from Tottenham. The rebellious striker of “Spërsave”, who has started his maneuvers to force the club to sell him to “Etihad”, may be the great victim. Because City can not transfer both Kane and Messi. But the best footballer in the world without a contract will not stay for long without a compass./panorama sport