According to the Spanish media, they are trying everything in Catalonia to keep the world star.
There as there, those who adore Lionel Messi gathered on Monday. In Paris in front of the Prinzenpark, the stadium of Paris Saint-Germain, as well as in Castelldefels, the posh suburb of Barcelona, where the Argentine lives. Everything waited in vain. The 34-year-old neither visibly left his property in Spain, nor was he received or even introduced in the city of love.
However: Anything but a commitment to Paris Saint-Germain would meanwhile be a sensation. Since the departure of the six-time world footballer from FC Barcelona is official, there has been no talk of any other club.
It is said that Messi would prefer Paris to other interested parties because his professional colleagues, Angel di Maria or Neymar, are waiting for him there. The latter even offered the best player in the world the jersey with the number 10, it was said.
Messi fans in front of the superstar's house in Castelldefels
Messi himself only spoke of one option among several that Paris represented for him on Sunday. The latest reports from Spain on Tuesday morning were very different.
According to the La Porteria portal, FC Barcelona has made one last attempt to keep its identity figure. Accordingly, Ferran Reverter, managing director of the club, should start talks with the superstar.
Has the club found any loophole? Any way to bypass the Spanish league's salary caps? Maybe because you could get another star to say goodbye? Speculation.
The Spanish sports daily Marca confirms the club's ambition, but also writes: “It's too late. Everything is on its way so that Messi can travel to Paris in the next few hours.”
🚨🚨ÚLTIMA HORA
‼ ️‼ ️ PROPOSTA FCB-MESSI
El Barça li fa una última proposta a Leo Messi
L'argentí i el club negocien de matinada una oferta que arriba després del comiat
L'opció del Barça no està del tot tancada
Ferran Reverter, CEO del club, és l'interlocutor pic.twitter.com/niBhT0vKhO
– La Porteria (@Laporteriabtv) August 9, 2021
According to France's L'Equipe , Tuesday will be crucial to reaching an agreement between Paris and Messi. According to the sports daily, Messi's private jet flew to Ibiza on Monday evening, where an important and high-ranking employee of the French club is said to be. Will final negotiations be held on the Mediterranean island? In any case, Messi himself should not have been on the plane.
In any case, the French reportedly made their offer on Sunday. However, there was apparently no approval from Messi and his advisory father Jorge.
