Lionel Messi Archives - Daily Concord https://dailyconcord.com/tag/lionel-messi/ The Concord of African Journalism Sun, 08 Aug 2021 10:17:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://dailyconcord.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-DailyConcordIcon-32x32.png Lionel Messi Archives - Daily Concord https://dailyconcord.com/tag/lionel-messi/ 32 32 Lionel Messi in advanced transfer talks to join Paris Saint-Germain https://dailyconcord.com/lionel-messi-in-advanced-transfer-talks-to-join-paris-saint-germain/ Sun, 08 Aug 2021 10:17:33 +0000 https://dailyconcord.com/?p=15173 Lionel Messi has spoken straightforwardly with Paris Saint-Germain lead trainer Mauricio Pochettino as he draws

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Lionel Messi has spoken straightforwardly with Paris Saint-Germain lead trainer Mauricio Pochettino as he draws nearer to joining the French club subsequent to leaving Barcelona.

PSG are required to offer Messi a two-year bargain one week from now, worth £25m per year after charge with the alternative of a further year. The 34-year-old and his dad Jorge are prepared for the appearance of the offer this end of the week.

Messi, who will hold a newsgathering at the Nou Camp on Sunday, left Barcelona after the La Liga club couldn’t satisfy another agreement that had been concurred with the player because of “monetary and underlying impediments”.

PSG, oversaw by Messi’s comrade Pochettino, immediately arose as the leaders for his signature, in a move that would rejoin him with previous Barcelona partner Neymar.

Messi is available to joining PSG, however he and his agents need to set aside effort to survey their choices following his shock exit from the Nou Camp.

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Messi, the six-time Ballon d’Or victor, had formally been a free specialist since July 1 get-togethers neglected to concur terms over a recharging before his past Barca contract lapsed on June 30.

Messi had spent his whole profession at Barcelona, getting through the club’s institute prior to proceeding to score 672 objectives in 778 appearances in the wake of making his senior introduction in 2003.

Lionel Messi moving to Paris will raise French football’s profile all throughout the planet however genuine inquiries will be posed about PSG’s capacity to work inside monetary reasonable play (FFP) rules.

French clubs have been hit very hard by the pandemic. Ligue 1 and 2 didn’t complete their seasons after they were suspended in March last year and the LFP’s €800m-a-year homegrown transmission manage Mediapro fell four months into its first season.

Regardless of the issues in French football, PSG, sponsored by their Qatari proprietors, are certain they can adjust their books by selling players and sign Messi without defying FFP norms.

PSG’s pay bill of €414m in 2019/20 was multiple occasions that of the following most extravagant club – Lyon’s pay yearly bill was €132m.

Source – https://www.skysports.com/

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Lionel Messi to join David Beckham’s Inter Miami https://dailyconcord.com/lionel-messi-to-join-david-beckhams-inter-miami/ Sun, 06 Jun 2021 09:28:30 +0000 https://dailyconcord.com/?p=15121 Lionel Messi is expected to play for Barcelona two more years then spend a couple

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Lionel Messi is expected to play for Barcelona two more years then spend a couple of seasons with Inter Miami before returning to the Nou Camp. LIONEL MESSI’S new Barcelona contract includes two years playing with David Beckham’s Inter Miami.

That’s the claim from Spain, where reports suggest the one-club legend will first stay with Barca for two more seasons with a huge pay cut.

The Argentina superstar, 33, is thought to be close to a deal involving moving to the MLS from 2023-25 for a £104million wage package.

Sport say Messi will then return to the Nou Camp for an off-field role, such as worldwide ambassador.

Bara president Joan Laporta said: “Messi’s renewal is going well. It is not done, but it is going well.”

The 142-cap superstar, who wanted to leave Barcelona last summer, already has lavish properties in Miami.

Most recently Messi spent £5m on buying the WHOLE ninth floor of a block inSunny Isles Beach, Florida, overlooking the ocean.

It even includes a 1,000-bottle wine cellar – perfect for celebrating the career-swansong move to the USA which he has long planned.

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Lionel Messi told Spanish TV station La Sexta two months ago: “My plan is to give all I can for the club at the moment.

“I would like to play in the United States and experience life and the league there, but ultimately come back to Barcelona in some capacity.

“I’m not thinking too far ahead in the short-term and just want to see how the season finishes.”

Meanwhile Manchester United and England legend Beckham has openly admitted he is targeting players like Messi.

Becks, however, also wants Miami to produce their own young talent.

He has explained: “I have said from day one that our academy system is a massive part of this club and if we can bring players through here that have lived and breathed Inter Miami then that is the goal.

Source – https://www.thesun.co.uk/

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Lionel Messi hands in Barcelona transfer request https://dailyconcord.com/lionel-messi-hands-in-barcelona-transfer-request/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 05:48:58 +0000 https://dailyconcord.com/?p=14897 Lionel Messi – Legendary Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has asked to leave this summer. The

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Lionel Messi – Legendary Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has asked to leave this summer. The Argentina international, 33, sent a fax to the club on Tuesday saying he wishes to exercise a clause in his contract, allowing him to leave for free with immediate effect.

Barca were beaten 8-2 by Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals on 16 August.

The six-time Ballon d’Or winner made his debut for Barca in 2004 and has won the Champions League four times.

Barcelona, though, believe the clause has now expired and Messi is contracted to the club until 2021 with a 700m euro buy-out clause.

The board will meet soon and some consider the only thing that could placate Messi is the resignation of the president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, and early elections. But Messi seems determined to leave the club no matter what.

After the news broke, Barca fans gathered outside the Nou Camp to protest against the board and in support of the club’s record goalscorer.

A legal battle is now set to follow between the club and the player. Messi had a clause in his contract which allowed him to leave for free, if he informed the club of his desire before 10 June.

That date has now passed so Barca believe the clause has expired, but Messi and his team feel it should be extended to cover the prolonged season – which ran until August due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“Respect and admiration, Leo. All my support, friend,” Messi’s former team-mate Carles Puyol tweeted, to which current team-mate Luis Suarez replied with two clapping emojis.

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Barcelona have said the clause ran out on 10 June and they are convinced, legally, they could win any challenge to it. Of course, the fact the season was prolonged gives Messi the right to think that he is able to apply that clause, but lawyers have told the club he will not win that dispute.

The fax sent is a well-thought of step by Leo, who, having spoken to his family and lawyers, is desperate to leave the club. The way he thinks about it today is clear: this is not a battle for more power. He wants to leave. That is it.

Even if nothing is agreed with another club right now, even if eventually Barcelona insist he has a 700m euro buy-out clause and will demand one of the biggest transfer fees in history despite having a year left on his contract, he doesn’t care – he wants out.

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Lionel Messi dribbles past FIVE players in Argentina’s draw with Uruguay https://dailyconcord.com/lionel-messi-dribbles-past-five-players-in-argentinas-draw-with-uruguay/ Mon, 18 Nov 2019 23:21:59 +0000 https://dailyconcord.com/?p=14597 Lionel Messi dribbled past five players whilst he was on the floor against Uruguay on Monday

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Lionel Messi dribbled past five players whilst he was on the floor against Uruguay on Monday night.  The Argentina superstar dribbled past three Uruguay internationals before falling to the floor and somehow managed to keep the ball to dribble past a further two players.

Messi scored an added-time penalty to salvage a 2-2 draw with Uruguay as they twice came from behind in an entertaining friendly match in Israel.

Lionel Messi dribbled past five players whilst he was on the floor against Uruguay on Monday

The Argentina superstar dribbled past three Uruguay internationals before falling to the floor

The Argentina superstar dribbled past three Uruguay internationals before falling to the floor

Argentina, now unbeaten in six games since a disappointing Copa America, had the better of the early play but fell behind in the 34th minute when Edinson Cavani stabbed home from close range after a nice build-up by Luis Suarez and Lucas Torreira.

The crowd in Tel Aviv cheered Messi throughout and it was the forward who helped Argentina draw level in the 63rd.

Messi’s free-kick from the left was nodded home by Sergio Aguero to put a more realistic sheen on the scoreline for the Argentines, who had been the more positive side throughout.

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However, Suarez gave Uruguay the lead again in the 69th when he scored with a powerful 20-metre free-kick that flew past goalkeeper Esteban Andrada into the top corner.

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But the last word went to Messi who, three days after he missed from 12 yards against Brazil, made no mistake by coolly side-footing home from the spot to secure a deserved draw.

The fixture was the last international for both teams before they begin their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign in March

Source – https://www.dailymail.co.uk/

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