fair play gets stuck

EThis week it has been known that Leo Messi will leave PSG at the end of the season. Negotiations broke down at the end of April and its continuity is completely ruled out, especially after the events of recent days in which the player has been rebuked by the fans and the club has sanctioned him disproportionately with a two-week suspension. to go to Arabia.

in search of a destination

The question is where he will play next season. Joan Laporta is still determined to bring him to Barcelona, ​​but everything indicates that the footballer will not stop at the Camp Nou (or Montjuïc). There are several factors that at this moment distance the Argentine almost definitively from the Barça club, no matter how much the Directive continues to nurture the possibility before the sale of season tickets for the new stadium.

Problems with Financial Fair Play

The main stumbling block is the Financial Fair Play. Barcelona does not get the reduction in expenses or the increase in income necessary for them to make room for the Argentine. And it is not a problem that is limited to Messi, it also affects the rest of possible signings such as Iñigo Martinez or Gundogan. And also to the inscriptions of players like Gavi, Araujo, Balde, Marcos Alonso or Iñaki Peña. All of them are in line to enter the first team and this aspect is essential for the club.

Mateu Alemany, despite the fact that he will not continue at the club as of June 30, continues to work with LaLiga to find a place for Messi. Although the Director of Football still does not believe in this incorporation, he is aware that for Laporta it is something fundamental and they are working on it. The president wants the return of the Argentine to forget how his exit was, as a claim for sponsors and partners to go to Montjuïc and to send him off with a great tribute.

The wait will not be eternal

The problem is that you have to hurry. Messi is not going to wait forever at Barcelona. And the Barcelona club at this moment cannot guarantee him a place in the squad. In the first place because the feasibility plan has not been approved by LaLiga. And if they approve it, they have to put it into operation. That means starting with the sale of players to have space in the wage bill. And as this newspaper said yesterday, today nobody wants to leave.

Besides, there is competition. Although PSG has been left out of the fight, Messi has a dizzying offer from Arabia that according to certain information would bring him 400 million a year. On an economic level, no one can fight with this offer. Another thing is in the sports field. It will be necessary to see if another powerful European club appears that wants to sign him or the always open option of the MLS.

Leo’s doubts

On the other hand, certain reluctance of Leo himself to come to Barcelona cannot be ruled out. The Argentine is no stranger to everything that is happening at Can Barça in the last few months. The ‘Negreira case’ can lead to a sanction by UEFA so that he does not play in the Champions League, a very important factor when assessing a culé offer. Or all the economic problems that prevent forming a good team. For Leo, the sports project that they offer him is more important than the money that they can pay him.

Despite all this, Laporta continues telling his entourage that he will be able to bring Messi, but all the indications point to the fact that at this moment the options for him to end up in the Barcelona club are very scarce. And the problem is that time is short. Messi is not going to wait for the last market day to make a decision about his future.