When we wrote to a Barcelona source a few days ago about the fact that Lionel Messi was supposed to agree on a transfer to the Saudi Arabian team Al Hilal, he reacted calmly.
“I just met Messi’s father Jorge in front of Laporte’s house,” he replied. The president of Barcelona, Joan Laporta, lives five minutes on foot from the Camp Nou stadium, in the most expensive neighborhood of Barcelona, Pedralbes, on Avinguda Diagonal.
Jorge Messi, his son’s representative, was supposed to push his son to return to the club that raised him. Well-known transfer expert Rudy Galetti, on the contrary, until the last moment He insisted, that the agreement with Al Hilal is valid. It would make sense – Messi is the ambassador of Saudi Arabia, for which he is often criticized.
“The talk of Lionel Messi’s representatives about his desire to return to Barcelona was just a cover so as not to tarnish his reputation,” said another source of Daily N, who did not wish to be named to preserve relations.
Yesterday it was confirmed that Lionel Messi will not be returning to Barcelona, but he will not be joining Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia either. The transfer saga ends in the American Miami, but it still continues.
What you will read in the text:
- What did Lionel Messi say at yesterday’s emotional press conference?
- Messi was supposed to be the highest-paid soccer player in history, even twice compared to Cristiano Ronaldo. What offer did he turn down?
- Why did you choose Inter Miami?
- What is the agreement with the club and why will Apple and Adidas be included in his contract?
Messi: Paint as late
I guess we haven’t had so much different information, changes, different contradictory quotes from otherwise respected sources. Today, the media know more about Jorge Messi than about his son.
For example, the popular and respected site Barca Universal on June 5 she published information that Jorge Messi has a good relationship with Laporte, but thinks that his son’s return to a club plagued by financial problems will be very complicated.
At the same time, separated by only hours or days, Jorge Messi confirmed that his son does not want to play anywhere else but in Barcelona.
La Liga subsequently approved Barcelona’s financial plan and Jorge Messi was photographed in a Barcelona restaurant. Famous football gossip Fabrizio Romano informedthat neither Al Hilal nor Inter Miami expected that