As soon as the news of Lionel Messi’s departure from Barcelona were confirmed, there were two front-runners to sign the Argentinean GOAT – Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain. But today one of them is out of the reckoning. City manager Pep Guardiola said that his club have already secured their most important recruit of the transfer window.”It looked like it finished well in terms of Messi continuing with Barcelona. In the end it was a surprise for everyone, me included of course, but I think Barcelona president Joan Laporta was clear today the reason why. We spent a lot of money on Jack Grealish because we were convinced in his ability. Right now, signing Messi isn’t in our thoughts.”We all knew how this would finish – Pep gave his ’10’ to Jack GrealishMeanwhile, Les Parisiens boss Mauricio Pochettino didn’t want to give up any details, but one thing is sure – the French club are indeed trying to attract Messi to the City of Lights.”When we talk about players of his calibre, any club would jump on opportunity to sign him. In this case, the club is working on all transfer dealings. Sporting director Leonardo and our president are in charge of that department. If we have other information, we will communicate it. As in all cases, we are analysing all the possibilities, and signing Messi is one of them. When we talk about the transfer window, it is obvious that anything can happen.”And while the talk of money is on everyone lips, having a lot alone is not enough to attract the six-time Ballon d’Or winner. Although Barcelona directors singled out economic reasons, the truth is that there would also be sporting aspects in the Argentine’s refusal to sign.BOOOM! Messi leaves BarcaAccording to Deportes Cuatro, Laporta and Messi had a conversation last Wednesday. During this talk between the player and the president, the Argentine would have expressed his distrust in the sports project. Messi wants to win the Champions League again and believes that with the players that Barcelona has, it is insufficient to achieve it.A barca fan outside the gates of Camp Nou crying while holding a Messi jersey 💔 pic.twitter.com/jEHsA1uc0A— TM (@TotalLeoMessi) August 5, 2021 Despite the fact that in all the time that the negotiations have lasted, he has highlighted the good understanding between the superstar and the president, that good connection has been insufficient to achieve the agreement. There are also voices that point out that, after the breakdown of the negotiations, there was a major breakdown in their relationship.
