As the saying goes: “There is no date that does not arrive, nor term that is not met” and January 1 of 2021 was marked with a red marker on the calendar of all Barcelona fans : the date on which Leo Messi can negotiate with whoever he wishes to seek his departure from the team.
Leo recently gave a brief, but long interview with journalist Jordi Évole in which he honestly went off on a tangent every time I asked him particularly about his future . We all know that His options are limited , however he did not want to discuss them in detail.
😱 The day has arrived!
🗓️ January 1, 2020
✅ From today, Messi can freely negotiate with any club in the world.🤔 Where will you play next season? # FutbolEnDIRECTV pic.twitter.com/6r1iKvFa1P
– DIRECTV Sports (@DIRECTVSports) January 1, 2021
The date has arrived, but when will Messi decide his football future? “La Pulga” has three real options and one surreal and although it has until the 31 June to announce his departure or his permanence, there are some who think that was just waiting for the key date to finalize his scandalous move to PSG as soon as possible and say goodbye for 6 months to the culé fans … something that sounds extremely viable to be honest.
But Messi, will wait for the 24 January to know the result of the elections in the club , his friend Joan Laporta in the top favorite to win it and that could change Messi’s vision about his permanence in the club that has given him everything, even if he is fed up with it.
In case Laporta wins, The fight to sign or retain the Argentine will become red hot looking to make the best player in recent years, an offer that he simply cannot refuse.
Both Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, the two most likely destinations for Leo in case of changing colors, they will have to do meticulous accounts so as not to break the financial Fair Play with the arrival of a player who alters any payroll with his astronomical gross salary of almost $ 100 million dollars a year.
Messi: “No candidate for the presidency has called me to convince me to stay”
“You have to bring several important players to win again, but there is no money to do it . It is a very difficult situation “ # MessiÉvole 🔥 pic.twitter.com/EdQaGfyzCO
– elTravesaño (@eltravesan_o) December 27, 2020