FC Barcelona waits uneasily Lionel Messi’s decision regarding his future. The culés have certified in a thousand different ways that the Argentine is an indisputable player for the club and a guarantee that things can go well. His impact is not only on the pitch, although his scoring figures and contribution to offensive play in the last decade have kept Barça as the best team in Europe.
At the Camp Nou they know that the ‘Messi effect’ goes beyond his goals: is the player that generates the most, economically speaking, and the main reason why Barça has become a universal club: in every corner of the world, even the smallest country, there is a boy playing football wearing the shirt of the star of Rosario. The numbers prove it: si Messi charges 138 million euros a year, it is because he generates 250 or 300 ‘kilos’ to the club.
He has become a legend, of Barça, football and sport in general and therefore dfrom Barcelona they don’t want to let him go, but it will be very complicated, especially after all the controversies in recent months (the words of Carles Tusques, the leak of his contract …). Meanwhile, the Paris Saint-Germain Y Manchester City they wait patiently for the Argentine’s decision to take over his file, the most desired on the planet.
The departure of Messi from the Camp Nou would be a very strong blow for Barça, both in terms of sport and finance, but it is not the only club that depends on the final decision of the Argentine regarding his future. The clubs interested in his signing, City and PSG, know that, although it would arrive for free, your salary will be a big outlay And, with the Covid-19 pandemic and its ravages, it will not be easy to digest.
The question is that if Messi leaves FC Barcelona, there will be a waterfall effect that could revolutionize the world of football European and that is when several scenarios arise, depending on the team that ‘La Pulga’ chooses to continue his football career, to continue adding goals and titles:
If he signs for PSG …
There is no doubt that the Parisian team wants Messi, but it will not be so easy. In France they are negotiating lThe television rights of Ligue 1 and the teams, including the capital’s team, could end up having big economic losses. In addition, it is a reality that in the Park of the Princes they cannot maintain the salary of three superstars: Leo, Neymar Jr and Kylian Mbappé, so they would have to do without one, which would be the French battering ram.
There a new stakeholder would enter. To Real Madrid It suits him that Messi goes to Paris For two reasons: Barça would ‘lose’ level and would have the door open to sign Mbappé, which has been the great desire of the merengue entity for several years.
If you sign for City …
In case ‘La Pulga’ meets with Pep Guardiola in England, lhistory will changeBoth for FC Barcelona, obviously, and for Manchester City, PSG and Real Madrid. We must remember that the forward ‘citizen’ Sergio Agüero ends his contract in June And, if Messi arrives, it is impossible for him to renew, so, according to several British media, he could end up at the Camp Nou.
On the other hand, if Messi chooses City, PSG would return ‘to the load’ to obtain the renewal of Mbappé, whose contract expires in 2022. The negotiations, for now, are totally stopped but, if they do not get the Argentine, they will fight to keep the Frenchman in the Parque de los Príncipes, news that would be a jug of cold water for Real Madrid, that he would forget his dream of signing him.