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Martin Braithwaite is claimed to want number 10 in Barcelona if Lionel Messi leaves the club. This issue was immediately denied by the Danish striker.
Messi is getting closer to the exit of Barcelona. The 33-year-old star has sent a letter requesting that he can leave the club for free before his contract expires in 2021.
Even so, Barcelona is still trying to keep Messi. The cules He accused his captain’s free-to-leave clause no longer valid and he is now fenced in with a release clause of 700 million pounds (Rp. 12 trillion).
Speculation of Lionel Messi’s future at Barcelona also raises the issue of who would be the number 10 player at the Camp Nou. Martin Braithwaite is reportedly a figure who is desperate to wear this sacred number.
Currently, the former Leganes striker has worn the number 19 since joining Barcelona in early 2020. Braithwaite was previously the number 10 player while still playing for English club Middlesbrough.
However, rumors about Braithwaite’s desire to wear the number 10 at Barcelona were immediately responded to by the 29-year-old striker. He emphasized that he had never asked for this and accused the media of only making it up.
“What are people thinking? Of course I didn’t ask the club for Messi’s number, that’s very disrespectful,” Braithwaite told BT, quoted from Omnisport.
“I feel that people who make stories like that don’t appreciate a lot of people. Some things were written about Messi and I don’t know what happened. I can only say that he is a great player and figure to be a teammate,” Braithwaite added.
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“It’s clear what he’s been doing as a footballer when he shows that every weekend. He is one of the best players and, of course, it will be a big loss for the club if he does leave.”
“I hope it doesn’t happen, but I don’t know what is going on. Therefore, I don’t want to comment on something that even I don’t know myself,” said Martin Braithwaite about Lionel Messi’s future at Barcelona.
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