When Barcelona confirmed they had received a request from Lionel Messi's lawyers informing them he wanted to terminate one of soccer's ...
BARCELONA: When Barcelona confirmed they had received a request from Lionel Messi's lawyers informing them he wanted to terminate one of football's longest-standing relationships, the owners of Europe's biggest clubs would have raised a collective eyebrow.
Inter Milan's Chinese owners would also see Messi as the player to turn them back into a European force.AdvertisementYet despite the inevitable excitement, it is by no means certain Messi will have multiple options if the split with the Catalan giants he joined as a teenager in 2001 is irreparable. Should Barcelona stick to their guns it would knock most potential buyers out of the ball park, especially with Messi's one million euros per week salary demand.
It sounds churlish to suggest that of a player who remains the heartbeat of one of Europe's biggest clubs for whom he has helped win over 30 trophies, but none last season. Messi's disenchantment with the club's hierarchy, notably club president Josep Maria Bartomeu, could have been a factor in the transfer request but even a footballing genius cannot defy the passing years.
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