Since taking over power at FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta has made the extension of Lionel Messi (33) his priority. And every time he spoke publicly, the new president culé displayed a certain optimism. “I neither consider nor consider a no from Leo Messi. Leo Messi’s shoes will continue to tread the pitch at Camp Nou. He wants to stay. I do not envisage a negative answer. But it’s not easy. One does what one can. He doesn’t need to be seduced, he’s determined if a series of circumstances make him stay. “
But since then, La Pulga has still not initialed its extension. As a reminder, the Catalan club offered him a lease of two to three years with a salary divided by two. A final point considered essential by the Culés faced with their very delicate financial situation. Emblematic player of the history culé, will Messi accept such a reduction for the love of the Barcelona jersey? Today, the silence of the Argentinian begins to make a lot of talk.
Barça more than ever impatient
Two days ago, Laporta’s optimism had even given way to a form of growing impatience on the part of the Blaugrana leader. “If you ask me what I wish I would say the sooner the better. It would be a magnet for certain transactions that we are trying to complete. It would help us in many ways for Messi to say yes to us as soon as possible. “ A little tension evoked this morning by Sports world. “There is starting to be an emergency at the club for the extension of Messi”, writes the pro Barça newspaper. The reason ?
In nine days, Messi will be officially contract-free. A situation that Barça strongly fears. In addition, the Spanish club is aware that its salary offer is very low compared to the player’s current emoluments (€ 50 million / year). Finally, Messi’s entourage said that there was little chance that a signing was planned in the short term and that the player was still waiting to learn more about the sporting project.
