In Spain, some have even gone so far as to do a live count, New Year’s style. Since midnight, Lionel Messi (34) is indeed free from any contract for the first time since leaving his native Argentina for Barcelona. Party at the Copa América, the number 10 blaugrana wants to end the competition with the Albiceleste before deciding.
In Barcelona, however, optimism is a must. President Joan Laporta has already made it known that he does not envisage a negative response from the Pulga in this affair. Local media have also reinforced this trend by claiming that the player had given his approval to sign a contract until 2023. In Catalonia, visuals celebrating the extension of Messi have even started to leak.
The shadow of the FPF hangs over the Messi file
Except that Barça would have liked to make an announcement before Thursday, July 1. The only problem is that the club must come to terms, not with Messi’s doubts about his future, but with his catastrophic finances. Forced to sharply reduce the salary of his star, Joan Laporta confided that Barça still had to find a solution to prevent him from having problems with UEFA.
“We want him to stay and Leo wants to stay. Everything is on the right track, but there is still the aspect of financial fair play. There are several versions and we are studying them all. We are in a process of finding the best solution for both parties. I would like to tell you that he remains, but at the moment I cannot say. It is only linked to financial fair play ”, he declared over the radio microphone Zero Wave.
