FC Barcelona embarrassed themselves in a 2: 8 in the quarter-finals of the Champions League against FC Bayern. Now Lionel Messi has had enough and wants to leave the club.
- Lionel Messi received a historic defeat against FC Bayern with Barcelona .
- Now Messi wants to leave the club after 20 years.
- Is the world footballer possibly drawn to Bayern?
Update of August 25, 20:01: The FC Bayern dismantled the FC Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and won with 8: 2 . A historic disgrace that did not leave the six-time world footballer Lionel Messi unaffected. Now the 33-year-old has made his decision: Messi wants to leave Barca this summer after 20 years , the club confirmed to the AP news agency on Tuesday evening. He wanted to draw a clause in his contract through which he could unilaterally terminate at the end of each season, it said.
The top clubs should now be lining up. The best footballer in the world is available for a free transfer. As the reigning Champions League winner, FC Bayern can also hope for the little Argentine. Bayern are planning a transfer offensive anyway. *
Lionel Messi apparently wants to leave Barca - transfer chances for Bayern?
First report from August 20: Munich - In today's fast-moving times, that's a thing with loyalty to the club. One would like to think that for the very well paid soccer stars it doesn't really matter whether you get a million more or less.
For example, David Alaba now has to ask himself whether he would like to become a club legend at FC Bayern and extend his contract, which will expire in 2021 - or whether he is looking for a new challenge after more than twelve years at the club (with a one-year loan break) .
Another superstar is apparently having similar thoughts. However, there are other reasons for this. No one less than Lionel Messi is allegedly thinking out loud about saying goodbye to FC Barcelona .
Lionel Messi and FC Barcelona: That bothers the superstar right now
The 33-year-old has played for Barca since 2002 and has a contract with the Catalans until 2021, which he could extend at any time. However, Messi is said to be bothered by a few things at Barca , which is why the six-time world footballer is thinking about saying goodbye.
The Argentine does not want to be a problem for the club, he is said to have told his teammates, according to Cadena SER . As long as Barca wanted him, he would stay, but currently he apparently no longer has the feeling. But what happened?
The FC Barcelona is located for some time in a leadership crisis. Internal matters repeatedly leak to the public. The tension between the players and the management is evident. Only recently there was a scandal because the players initially refused to forego parts of their salaries in the Corona crisis .
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Messi also registers that the Blaugrana's sporting prospects are anything but rosy at the moment. Despite the immense investment, they have been waiting for a triumph in the Champions League * since 2015 . Although Antoine Griezmann was signed by Atletico Madrid for 120 million euros last summer , the French world champion is having a hard time at Barca.
The once so celebrated talent factory La Masia still produces highly talented footballers en masse, but ultimately the young players hardly get a chance of playing time.
Since Pep Guardiola left the club in 2012, Barca have been looking for the ideal coach. Ernesto Valverde had to leave after two and a half years at the beginning of the year, his successor Quique Setien is already under fire after six months because he is said to be unable to get along with the superstars around Messi , Suarez and Co.
FC Bayern: Mega rumor! Messi reportedly wants to leave Barca - for Munich?
So now the Argentine should flirt with a farewell! This would not be a problem in terms of the contract, as Messi can extend his contract himself, so to speak. But does he even want that?
An English Instagram page has already linked Messi with FC Bayern . The deal would be financially feasible. According to this, Manchester City , city rivals United and Juventus Turin would also be possible as a new Messi club .
Leo Messi partly in the jersey of FC Bayern. Realistic?
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But how realistic would a move from Leo Messi to Bayern * actually be? It's actually hard to imagine that the German record champions * will mess up his salary structure for a 33-year-old. Last year, there was speculation about a transfer from Cristiano Ronaldo to Säbener Straße. But this rumor was quickly referred to the realm of fables.
FC Bayern: A transfer from Lionel Messi is so realistic
In addition, FC Bayern * with Leroy Sané * , Kingsley Coman , who was almost set off with the Sane deal, and Serge Gnabry * have three more than capable outside track players who are not Messi- class but are ten years younger. In addition, Kai Havertz is currently the most talented German player of the past 20 years on the market.
If you see Messi so soon in the new Bayern Gray? The thought is nothing more than a nice daydream. The matter is not realistic. It is more likely that FC Barcelona will turn the entire club inside out than run the risk of the superstar actually leaving the club. (smk) * tz.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital network
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After the Bayern gala against FC Barcelona, there was an ugly scene after the final whistle: Barca star Lionel Messi flashed an FCB star. Flick should be happy about it.
