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Former Bayern Munich boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge highlights farewell Lionel Messi with Barcelona. Messi’s departure is like an own goal for Barca and LaLiga.
The six-time world’s best player has finally left Barcelona after more than 20 years. In the midst of Barca’s financial crisis, Messi failed to sign a new contract even though he had made an agreement and was even willing to cut his salary in half.
However, Barcelona’s financial situation was so severe that they were unable to meet LaLiga’s salary cap rules so as a consequence, Messi failed to survive.
Even though Messi’s departure means the club’s player salary bill has decreased, it’s prestige Barcelona and LaLiga also plummeted. Moreover, the Spanish football competition had already left another big player, Cristiano Ronaldo, who left for Juventus in 2018.
“In the space of three years, LaLiga lost two of its superstars. Cristiano went to Juventus, and now, Messi to PSG. Both leave a gap, in terms of marketing, that cannot be closed,” Rummenigge was quoted as saying Mirror.
“Everyone is free to say what they want to say, but I consider it like an own goal because they (Barca) have been forced to let Messi go because of the consequences of financial fair play.”
“When you accumulate a lot of expenses, it’s natural that the financial statements don’t fit into the budget, especially after the coronavirus pandemic has impacted everyone. The road they are facing right now is tough, but also appropriate and important.”
“Reducing spending seems very important with debt exceeding 1.3 billion euros. There is no other alternative. And my good friend Joan Laporta knows that too,” concluded Rummenigge in response to the financial crisis Barcelona so it must take off Messi.
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