Finally Messi Will Be Leaving Barcelona FC, Come 2021.
According to multiple reports, Messi has put an end to his new contract negotiations with FC Barcelona. Messi’s current contract expires in June 2021, and it appears he has no intention of signing again. Messi’s patience with the board has finally reached its limit. Bartomeu has done such a great job dismantling Barcelona that you have to start to wonder if he has been a secret agent paid by Real Madrid.
1. Messi’s decision to leave is because this board has made him the scapegoat for every bad performance or decision that they have made.
Abidal has publicly said that the players were not working hard enough and was indirectly accusing Messi. Bartomeu and co. have also been accused of contracting the services of I3 Ventures to smear the names of Messi, his wife, and presidential hopefuls on social media.
2. Bartomeu and the board have consistently made bad footballing decisions, signing players who did not adapt or were flops. Thereby significantly reducing the squad’s quality and competitiveness. Dembele and Coutinho are just the tips of the iceberg.
3. What broke the camel’s back is when Bartomeu kicked out Arthur Melo sending him to Juventus when the player wanted to stay. His teammates and the fans wanted him to stay as well. Arthur has his best years in front of him, is an explosive player, and can improve to be the next Xavi, but this was not a good deal for the great Bartomeu.
He preferred to sign Pjanic, who is 30, is more of a defensive player, and in 2009 said Real Madrid was his favorite club and always would be.
During his years as president of FC Barcelona, Bartomeu has been able to dismantle the tiki-taka by hiring a passive, defensive coach named Valverde. This same team manager was backed by Bartomeu 100% even after horrible team performances and decisions.
Now Bartomeu has pushed the greatest player ever not to re-sign when Messi wanted to end his career in Barcelona… Take a bow Bartomeu. If you are not an enemy, you are undoubtedly the worst FC Barcelona president in the storied history of the club.
