BREAKING: Lionel Messi will not be staying with FC Barcelona, despite both sides having reached an agreement, because of what the club called 'financial and structural obstacles.'
Messi had agreed to a deal in principle earlier in the summer but Barcelona said he can't stay"because of financial and structural obstacles."its gargantuan wage bill to comply. Further reductions are expected for the upcoming campaign as well. However, the club has since signed Eric Garcia, Sergio Aguero, Emerson Royal and Memphis Depay in recent weeks.. His previous contract was valued at around €500 million.
The 34-year-old was a free agent last summer and threatened to leave the club, but the election of club president Joan Laporta appeared to convince Messi to stay., and avoid posting profanity, personal attacks or harassment. Should you violate our submissions guidelines, we reserve the right to remove your comments and block your account. Sportsnet reserves the right to close a story’s comment section at any time.
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