Spanish Paper MARCA Reveals Real Reason Lionel Messi Left Barca

Real reason Lionel Messi left Barca has been revealed by MARCA.

Newsone had reported earlier that Argentine international, Lionel Messi has officially left Barcelona, the club with whom he has spent his entire professional career.

This online news platform understands that Lionel Messi quit Barcelona after their contract dispute could not be resolved.

Newsone Nigeria reports that Lionel Messi’s departure comes as one of the shocks of the summer, as a number of clubs will undoubtedly circle around one of the greatest players in history.

The Argentine’s departure was confirmed by FC Barcelona in a statement where it added that Lionel Messi “will not remain linked with the club” and effectively leave it after contract talks broke down.

Following news from MARCA that the Argentine was “further from renewing for Barcelona than ever” before, and claims made by Catalan radio station RAC1 that he Messi “does not like the current squad” and that the other captains have been informed of his stance, the Blaugrana sent out a press release to address the matter.

“Despite having an agreement reached between FC Barcelona and Leo Messi and with the clear intention of both parties to sign a new contract today, it will not be possible to formalize due to economic and structural obstacles (regulations of the Spanish League),” it began, translated from Catalan.

“Faced with this situation, Lionel Messi will not remain linked with FC Barcelona. Both sides deeply regret that in the end the wishes of both the player and the Club cannot be fulfilled.

The Real reason Lionel Messi left Barca

Newsone Nigeria reports that after MARCA revealed that Lionel Messi is far from renewing his contract with Barcelona, the Spanish paper has come out with a report saying that the real reason Lionel Messi left Barca is in part due to the Argentine’s demands on signings.

The report said it looked as if Messi was due to have his contract renewal with Barcelona made official, but now there are a number of factors that see the No.10 have more than one foot outside the Camp Nou.

According to the report monitored by Newsone, MARCA said one of those requirements was to have Argentina teammate Cristian Romero join him at Barcelona, as Messi felt that the defender’s signing would be a key move in strengthening the Barcelona squad and would also keep the team competitive throughout the 2021/22 season.

But Tottenham Hotspur have been quicker off the mark than Barcelona, and the Premier League side have practically closed the deal to bring Romero to England from Serie A side Atalanta, the report added.

Newsone understands that the report said as a result, that disagreement in transfer priorities has been a factor in Messi being further away from signing a deal with Barcelona.