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Earthquake in Barcelona: Messi leaves?
John Barnes: "The Premier League will not suit Messi."
There is also a warning to the City
The former Liverpool player expects a long period of adaptation to the flea and warns: "He will castrate the big players, as with Griezmann and Coutinho"
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Wednesday, 02 September 2020, 14:45
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According to all estimates, Lionel Messi will soon leave Barcelona in favor of Manchester City.
In recent weeks, more and more voices have been heard in the kingdom that it will be difficult for Flea to adapt to the Premier League, and now it's John Barnes' turn to raise his own doubts.
"Leo is already 33, he is not the player he used to be, especially if he gets to the Premier League," said the legendary former Liverpool player.
"It's a tough and physical league and he will no longer be in Barcelona and play with the same players and the same method he has played for the last 15 years. It may take him time to adapt, it may take time for players to adapt to him, and maybe when you are 33 you do not have that time."
Barnes added: "I do not think the Premier League will suit him. Manchester City will suit him better than any other team because it has Pep Guardiola and a style similar to Barcelona, but it will take time to adapt him to a new team. He will castrate your big players, as happened to Antoine "Griezmann and Filipa Coutinho, because all the attention is on him. It's fine as long as he's 25, 26, 27, but he's 33 and no longer as strong as he used to be. So when all his other players become his servants, it would not be wise."
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And what about Messi's replacement at Barcelona?
According to Barnes, the Spanish runner-up will be in big trouble: "You can't replace him. You can't replace him with Muhammad Salah or Sadio Mana, for example, because they are completely different players. They will have to think of a completely different solution to how they want to play."
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