Convincing Messi to stay is going to be one of the first big challenges the new president will face.
- Leo Messi’s contract at Barcelona expires in June 2021 meaning that starting with January, teams are free to negotiate personal terms with him over a future move.
- Manchester City will have the chance to offer Messi a pre-contract as Barca don’t plan to open talks over a possible renewal only until later in the season, The Telegraph’s Mike McGrath reports.
- This perhaps has to do with the fact that the new president won’t be elected earlier than January and there are more important things to solve at the moment.
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- Leo tried to leave Camp Nou back in summer but Josep Maria Bartomeu refused to sell him as the former president didn’t want to lose the best player in the world.
- Back then, Man City was seen as the most probable destination for the Argentine and it’s said that he even talked to Pep Guardiola.
- Presidential candidates Victor Font and Jordi Farre have both confirmed that one of their top priorities, if elected, is to convince Messi to stay at Barca.
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