Lionel Messi will only stay at Barcelona if Josep Maria Bartomeu resigns, according to presidential candidate Victor Font.
Former Barcelona president Joan Gaspart has insisted Lionel Messi cannot leave the embattled La Liga giants on a free transfer as he hit out at the six-time Ballon d’Or winner.
The footballing world has been stunned by the news that Lionel Messi has decided to leave Barcelona, with former teammate Carles Puyol and current Blaugrana star Luis Suarez among those to respond on social media.
A world in which Lionel Messi does not play for Barcelona seems unimaginable, but that could be the reality in the not too distant future.
Lionel Messi has told Barcelona bosses that he wants to leave the club this summer – and wishes to trigger a clause in his contract that will mean he can leave on a free transfer.
Lionel Messi has told Barcelona he wants to leave the club after nearly two decades with the Spanish giants. (more…)
Paris Saint-Germain manager Thomas Tuchel says Lionel Messi is ‘very welcome’ to join the club should the Barcelona star decide to pursue a move away from Camp Nou.
Neymar has outlined his Ballon d’Or ambitions while admitting that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are ‘not from this planet’.
Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona for Manchester City is possible, claims Yaya Toure, but the former Blues and Blaugrana star admits that any deal for the Argentine this summer will be “complicated”.
New Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman has once again called for calm surrounding the future of Lionel Messi, declaring “Messi is Barcelona and Barcelona is Messi”.