FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi have parted ways as negotiations, which were on the way to closing, took a significant turn, leading to the departure of the 34-year-old.
Now, what exactly does the departure of Messi have to do with Tottenham Hotspur? Well, according to Mundo Deportivo, one of the reasons why the negotiations have gone into a tailspin has been the non-signing of Cristian Romero.
The Atalanta BC central defender, champion of the Copa América with Argentina, was an express request from Messi to reinforce the Barcelona defense. The move for Romero did not materialize, which became a concern for the Argentine regarding the negotiations.
Barcelona’s financial situation and the interest from other clubs such as Tottenham made it complicated for the Spanish club to close out a deal.
However, Messi’s camp denies these claims that the name came out in some conversations because Barça had it on a list, but that it was not an express request of the Argentine footballer and is therefore not a reason for the break.
According to Italian football journalist Fabrizio Romano, Romero is flying to London to finalize the last details to finalize his move to Tottenham.
Free isnt really free with Messi lol wages are out of this universe ,sign on fee most likely 50 million atleast
Think Harry ‘ never scores in finals ‘ Kane might have to give us an extra season to pay of the fine Levy will levy.
City think long term, Messi to me doesn’t fit their plans.
You never know, they have lost Ronaldo and maybe now Messi, the TV companies won’t be happy.
Bet Harry wishes concorde was still flying so he can get back pronto!
Cue the second coming of the Messiah soon after…..
It’s only a ploy by Barca to get La Liga to accept their terms for renegotiating the leagues FFP rules. Messi will sign with Barca once La liga realizes the impact of Messi leaving spain
If Citeh reignite their pursuit of the ‘now free agent’ Messi… would they have any spare change for Kane?
Interesting to see how he performs under Poch but Harry mate your Citeh dream is looking decidedly shaky now
that opens up a great opportunity for Spurs to sign Messi 🙈🙉🙊