Barcelona have no money: “We would have sold Messi better in the summer”

Barcelona are short on cash: “We would have sold Messi better in the summer”

In terms of sport, things are going quite well at the moment, with FC Barcelona having won their last three games with an overall score of 11: 0. But economically, the Catalans are in a delicate situation. Barça’s interim president Carles Tusquets then said he was sorry for the rejection of an offer for superstar Lionel Messi.

The Argentine had flirted a lot with Manchester City in the summer. The Englishman wanted Messi and Messi wanted former coach Pep Guardiola. But FC Barcelona insisted on respecting the contract, which will continue until the summer of 2021.

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In retrospect, that stubbornness may have been a mistake, Tusquets believes. “From an economic point of view, I would have sold Messi in the summer,” the club’s interim president told radio station RAC1. “A relocation would have been desirable both for the income for the relocation and for what we could have saved in wage costs.” According to Tusquets, from a sporting point of view it was out of the question to let the 33-year-old Argentine go.

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Will Messi change after his entire life as a player in Barcelona? Another great star of world football has put a log in the fire in the rumor mill. The Brazilian said his great desire is to reunite with Messi. The two played together for Barça between 2013 and 2017. They became champions, cup winners and won the Champions League.

“I want to have this joy again,” said Neymar after Paris Saint-Germain’s 3-1 win over Manchester United in the Champions League. “I want to play side by side with him for next season”. Since his contract with PSG lasts until 2022 and in view of the crown pandemic, almost no club can afford both players at the same time, that means: if Neymar’s wish comes true, Lionel Messi should move to Paris.

The glorious FC Barcelona complains about a € 300 million shortfall in revenue due to the current economic crisis. A few days ago, the club and its players agreed that the pros would give up a total of € 122 million. Without the austerity measures, bankruptcy would have been threatened in January, according to Spanish media. According to the “Marca”, the debt between June 2019 and June 2020 went from 217 to 488 million euros. (RAM)