Official announcement! Messi's best partner left the team, 8 goals and 7 assists, 35 years old is still robbed, creating a 23-year record
Argentine star Di Maria has officially announced on his personal social media that he will officially leave Juve at the end of the season and the Angels will become a free agent in the summer window and enter the transfer market. The reason why Di Maria failed to renew his contract with Juve is also very simple, there is a certain gap in annual salaries between the two sides.
Di Maria wrote on her social media: "I have reached the end of a difficult and complex phase. I left with a sense of relief, I gave everything to help the club continue to win the title, but I do it every year and I can only leave with the bitterness of not achieving my goals. But I have gained friends and joy here, and I thank my colleagues for the love they have given me from day one, and I always feel at home."
Last summer, Di Maria said goodbye to the Grand Paris after 7 years and joined Juventus as a free agent, and Di Maria who came to Juve can be described as "technical poverty alleviation", and the angels directly revitalized the offensive organization and quality of Juve's front court. Unfortunately, due to injuries, Di Maria's attendance was not consistent, but he still contributed 8 goals and 7 assists, second only to Vlahovic in the number of goals. He also scored a hat-trick in the Europa League play-offs against Nantes, the first time in 23 years that Juve have scored three goals in a single European game.
Originally, Di Maria intended to renew his contract with Juve for a year, and the Bianconeri once ranked second in the standings, but because of financial fraud, Juve was directly fined 10 points, plus suffered 4 consecutive defeats at the end of the season, not only was Sevilla eliminated in the Europa League semifinals, but also fell to 7th in the Serie A standings, so that Juve can only go to next season's UEFA Cup, thus missing next season's Champions League. Missing out on the Champions League also cost Juve tens of millions of dollars in bonus revenue, which also led to the failure of contract extension negotiations between the two sides.
Although Di Maria is 35 years old, his ability is still there, his ability to organize tandem scheduling in the front court, and his ability to shoot long passes from long range is still perfect, and Di Maria has received invitations from his old club Benfica and other European teams, as well as local tycoons from the Saudi league. Di Maria has not yet decided where to go next, and personally, he also wants to play in next year's Copa America, so Di Maria's first consideration is to choose Europe to maintain a better competitive form. Di Maria is arguably the most compatible partner in Messi's career, scoring in four finals in Messi's Olympic Games, Copa America, Euro and American Cup and World Cup titles.