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Lionel Messi is trying to find a transfer out of Barcelona, according to journalist Marcelo Bechler.
B/R Football @brfootballFriday: Beaten 8-2 by Bayern in the Champions League quarter-final
Sunday: @marcelobechler reports that Messi desires to leave the club this summertime
… The club requires changes. And Im not talking at the level of the coach or the players, but structurally the club needs modifications of all kinds.
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The 8-2 knocking at hands of Bayern follows a 4-0 loss to Liverpool in the second leg of in 2015s quarterfinals and a 3-0 collapse at the hands of Roma in the 2nd leg of the 2017-18 quarters.
In current seasons, Barcelona stayed near the top of La Liga thanks in large part to Messis presence. Their dependence on him then gets exposed in the Champions League.
As long as he stays at the Camp Nou, the problem may continue.
His transfer would represent a substantial rebuke as to where he believes the club to be.
Messis existing agreement ends after the 2020-21 season. It would not be unexpected if he forged an exit before that after Barcelonas 8-2 Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich laid bare how inefficient the club is on and off the pitch.
Messi may have turned 33 in June, however he could most likely call his next stop, such would be the demand for his services. Although the six-time Ballon dOr winner is on the wrong side of the aging curve, he remains capable of managing amazing objectives.
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To some level, selling Messi on might be the type of shock to the system Barcelona requires to make significant modifications.
… The club needs modifications. And Im not talking at the level of the coach or the players, but structurally the club requires modifications of all kinds.
” In the discussion, they focused on a match between Barcelona and Real Madrid in 2017, when Messi strolled for 83 percent of the five miles he covered in the video game. Traditionally, football coaches would consider this to be insufficient from a leading gamer however utilizing Metrica information, Fernandez and Bornn were able to show how Messi identified high-value places to create possibilities for Barcelona. Bobby Gardiner, a data scientist at a prominent European club, wrote a short article translating the research and concluded that in 66 per cent of the moments Messi won control of important space, he was walking. Even while walking, he is assisting his team by holding ground in important areas, waiting for the ball to come to him.”.
Even assuming Messi is previous his prime, his time as a first-rate footballer isnt over.
Losing Messi would obviously be a disastrous blow to Barcelona, both in terms of the playing squad and what it would indicate on a symbolic level. The Argentine star has actually invested his entire professional career in Catalonia. His transfer would represent a significant rebuke as to where he thinks the club to be.
The Athletics Adam Crafton composed that match analysis from a 2017 El Clasico demonstrated how Messi was being more cost-effective with his movement:.
Dean Jones @DeanJonesBRIf @marcelobechler says Messi is prepared to leave Barcelona, then I think him.
The greatest transfer story of our life time could be simply around the corner.
