Leo Messi's ignored request to reinforce Barça's defense in 2021

The FC Barcelona, in the season 2020/2021, under the technical direction of Ronald Koeman, went through a moment quite complicated. Although the culés attained to be champions of the Glass of Rey, only reached the third place in LaLiga and were defeated in the final of the Supercopa of Spain. Besides, they suffered a deafening fall in the eighth of final of the Champions League in front of the PSG, with a global marker of 5-2.

Big part of this bad moment was attributed to the defensive line, that lacked security and of in good condition players of form. In that then, the defence was composed by several players that were not in his best sportive moment, as Gerard Hammered, Clément Lenglet, Sergiño Dest, Jordi Alba, Samuel Umtiti and Junior Firpo, among others. At present, many of these footballers no longer are in the club, remaining only Ronald Araújo and Sergi Roberto of this generation of defenders.

Leo Messi wanted to reinforce the saga culé with an Argentinian

In front of this, as it informs the media 'Sportive World', in 2021, before Leo Messi knew that his stage in the FC Barcelona was for finalising, would have requested to Joan Laporta the incorporation of Cristian 'Cuti' Romero, the one who in this moment played in the Atalanta, but belonged to the Juventus. 'The Flea' looked for to reinforce the decimated defence of the Barça with a name of his whole confidence, but finally in the Barcelona directive did of 'deaf hearings' in front of this request.

In this year, the current defender of the Tottenham had had a big season in the surprising Atalanta of Gian Piero Gasperini, contesting 42 parties. In addition to standing out like a defender aguerrido and solid, also had good statistical registers, annotating three goals and offering five assistances in 3532 minutes of game. These performances cost him to be recognised like the best defender of the Series To in this period. Later, the combined bergamasco bought it by 16 million euros and afterwards it revendió to the 'Spurs' by 50 'kilos'.

The '10' does not leave to express his fascination for playing with the 'Cuti' Romero

Leo Messi has not hid his admiration by the young defender of 25 years. In fact, after the party against Ecuador in the eliminatory for the World-wide of United States, Canada and Mexico 2026, in which Argentina won with an impressive goal of free shot of the '10' of the InterMiami , the rosarino affirmed in an interview with the media 'Telemundo' that the 'Cuti' is "the best defender of the world in this moment". Added to this, the ex of the PSG stood out his excellent exert in the party and resaltó the importance to have it like mate of team, since it always is had to confront to his opponent one against one.