The forward has found his hopes of silverware narrowed again in yesterday’s rout by PSG, a result that will only further speculation about his future
Lionel Messi is “not a problem” for Barcelona says Joan Laporta, however the club presidential hopeful admitted that they face a fight to keep him if they fail to win trophies in the wake of Tuesday’s Champions League hammering by Paris Saint-Germain.
The Argentine superstar revealed last year that he wanted to leave the European giants, having spent his whole senior career in La Liga with Ronald Koeman’s side, triggering a nasty public fallout.
The subsequent resignation of president Josep Maria Bartomeu appears to have helped relationships somewhat, but the club’s title troubles – compounded by PSG’s emphatic 4-1 victory at Camp Nou this week – has further highlighted the fight they face to convince Messi to stay.
