Are the colors of Catalonia faded with the exit of Messi? Do you extinguish the candle of the Spanish League with the departure of the Argentine flea Lionel Messi?
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Many questions and tough days for Blaugrana fans. A sensation caused by the best player in football history, Lionel Messi, after announcing that he wanted to leave Barcelona.
And this sudden news became the focus of attention of the whole world, including newspapers and social media, both local and international. The question remains, is it a threat to the Catalan administration or a real desire to leave?
The news on the Catalan street sparked a great public anger on the streets of Barcelona in protest against the Argentine star's desire to leave Barcelona, and to demand the departure of the club's president - Josep Maria Bartomeu -.
The reasons that may push Lionel Messi to leave Barcelona
Successive eliminations from the Champions League
In 2015, Barcelona was the last crowned club in the competition, and after that the Catalan team did not taste the taste of crowning another title, and many failures and exit from the rounds and finals, the last of which was by Bayern Munich, with a heavy result.
The tension between Lionel Messi and the administration
The survival of Josep Maria Bartomeu in his position makes the Argentine player Lionel Messi more determined to leave the Catalan club.
Abused by his close friend Coman and management
The way in which the Uruguayan player Luis Suarez was treated, which was described by some as a lack of respect towards the player, angered Lionel Messi a lot. Suarez, who gave a lot for years with Barcelona, does not deserve this treatment by the administration, as we know that Suarez is one of Messi's close friends on and off the field.
Excessive reliance on Messi to resolve matches
Barcelona recently is Barcelona Messi. Everyone is counting on Lionel in creating opportunities and solutions, and even in scoring, even if the flea is not in his day, Barcelona feels as if he is a lifeless body on the ground of the field, this huge amount of pressure on the Argentine player increases his desire to exit.
Team contracts
Useless contracts, according to Messi and the Catalan fans, which are not in the interest of the team and its advancement, especially after the departure of the Brazilian star Neymar from the team and not being replaced by a player who occupies his place at least.
Messi is getting old
One of the most important reasons, in my opinion, might push Messi to leave Barcelona. Lionel (33) years old, and any player at this age wants to end his historical career in the best and most beautiful way, not to wait for his club management until it comes with new contracts and coaches to rise to the team, and this requires time and effort, so going out and looking for a new challenge is more likely for the Argentine player.
The reasons that may keep Lionel Messi in the ranks of his club
• His contract extends to (2021) and his penalty clause of (700) million euros is an obstacle for the player, which may compel the player to continue with Barcelona.
• The resignation of the president of the Catalan club, Josep Maria Bartomeu, from his post is one of the reasons that increase the pressure on Messi to stay.
• Messi's desire to end his historic career with his club, which he spent twenty years with, twenty years a busy career in which he achieved everything that any player would like, individually and collectively.
Possible destinations for Messi if he goes out
And those who do not want to include the best player in the history of the game, as seen by the majority. Several clubs will win the honor of racing for the master of the game, most notably Paris Saint-Germain, France, and Manchester City, England.
But City remains the most prominent candidate to win the services of the Argentine flea, and one of the important reasons that make Lionel prefer City over others, ((nostalgia)) We all know the strong relationship that links the current City coach Pep Guardiola to Lionel, since he was coach of Barcelona, the coach that shone The sun of Messi in his days and achieved with his company the historic six, so we can say the presence of Guardiola in City is a very important reason for choosing to play with City.
In the end, the decision remains and the last word of the Argentine player.
From the sources: the official website of FC Barcelona, fcbarcelona, and a number of press reports from international and Arab news
