A Messi state of affairs: Barcelona may LOSE free agent Lionel Messi as membership ‘unable to register gamers’ resulting from monetary woes

Barcelona could also be powerless to safe the providers of talisman Lionel Messi forward of subsequent season as La Liga wage cap guidelines imply that the Catalan giants reportedly need to clear a number of hundred million euros from their wage invoice.

The cash-strapped Spanish giants are understood to have agreed a deal in precept with six-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi for him to signal a brand new contract on the membership he has represented since he was a boy, lower than a 12 months after he aggressively agitated for a transfer away from the Camp Nou.

Messi is at present a free agent after his earlier Barcelona deal expired on June 30, which means that he’s free to debate phrases with any membership who could also be within the place to pay his gargantuan wage – however is considered wanting to formalize what’s considered a two-year contract on the desk from Barcelona president Joan Laporta.

However the state of affairs could we out of the management of each Messi and Barcelona owing to the membership’s dire monetary state of affairs. They’ve suffered huge monetary losses all through the Covid-19 pandemic, and with a debt reported to be north of $ 1 billion they have to make some important cuts to their wage invoice – or face the wrath of La Liga chief Javier Tebas who has admitted guidelines are in place which may stop Barcelona from registering any new contracts – together with Messi’s.

This may imply that Messi could be ineligible to play for Barcelona subsequent season, seemingly hastening a switch to a different of Europe’s elite golf equipment.

Messi’s final contract was understood to be price as much as an unbelievable $ 168 million per 12 months – and whereas Messi brings a bunch of economic and advertising and marketing alternatives with him, it will nonetheless require what would primarily quantity to a fire-sale on the Camp Nou.

The problem is additional difficult by issues throughout the Barcelona hierarchy about registering latest free agent signing Sergio Aguero, Memphis Depay and Eric Garcia. 

Joan Laporta, although, has referred to as for calm amongst the membership’s fanbase as they face the prospect of dropping Lionel Messi regardless of all events apparently wanting him to stay with the membership. 

“We wish Lionel Messi to remain and Leo needs to remain,” he stated of the membership legend. 

“Every thing is on observe. We have now the problem of Monetary Truthful Play, we’re within the means of discovering one of the best answer for each events.”

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A number of gamers, together with Matheus Fernandes, Juan Miranda, Konrad De La Fuente, Jean-Clair Todibo and Trincao have already departed the membership in latest instances – however the membership are nonetheless struggling to seek out patrons for a few of their larger earners like Philippe Coutinho, Miralem Pjanic and Samuel Umtiti. 

However no departure could be felt fairly as sorely as that of Lionel Messi – and significantly if that state of affairs comes about on account of monetary impropriety somewhat than any on-the-field issues.