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Joan Laporta in an act of the Barça

BARÇA DENIES THE CALL TO LEO

'MD': Barça denies a last minute offer to Messi

Published:10/08/2021 - 12:16h

Updated:10/08/2021 - 12:36h

FC Barcelona would not have made any last minute offer to Leo Messi, according to 'Mundo Deportivo'. In 'Betevé' they assured that the culés called the Argentine on Monday night to offer him to stay

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This past morning, the sportive program of 'Betevé', 'The Porteria', ensured that the FC Barcelona​ called to Leo Messi this past Monday to offer him continue in the Barça. According to this source, Ferran Reverter, CEO of the club, put in contact with Jorge Messi, father and representative of the attacker, proposing him a new offer so that it can be still in the group barcelonista.

Up to now, it does not know too much on this supposed offer, although there are sources that ensure that the surroundings of the footballer has denied this call. Now it is 'Sportive World' the one who pronounces on this and confirms that from the Barça have denied to have contacted with the one of Rosary to do him a last proposal. Internal sources of the club would have denied this information of categorical form.

Besides, it is necessary to remember the words of Jaume Llopis, already ex member of the Commission of the Espai Barça, on Reverter. "To Laporta convince him Ferran Reverter, the new CEO, that it can not sign with CVC, and Florentino Pérez with the project of the Superliga European. Between both convince him and Laporta changes radically of opinion and denies already to be followed negotiating", commented Llopis.

These statements left clear that the CEO of the Barcelona was the one who convinced to Joan Laporta so that descartara the renewal of Messi. By this reason, was little likely that the information of 'Betevé' on the call of Reverter to Jorge Messi went true. It did not have any sense after what said the president does some days and neither by the words of Leo in his farewell.

The signing of Messi by the PSG, almost fact

While the rumours go and come, the six times Balloon of Gold ultima his signing with Paris Saint-Germain. The Argentinian is very near of the Parisian picture and his arrival could announce between this Tuesday and this Wednesday. The agreement is almost total and the 'crack' could travel to the French city in the next hours. It expects that firm until 2023 and that then put course to the MLS.

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