Teamtalk reported that Dutch legendary striker Van Basten said that Messi is now in very bad form at Barca, and for Barca, Messi is a burden. 'Messi is playing like a cake maker now, he's not happy with what happened to him at Barca, we don't see the messi we used to be familiar with."
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Messi's relationship with Barca has become very bad this summer, especially after the 2-8 Champions League defeat to Bayern. Messi is not satisfied with Barca, and the same Barca employees are not satisfied with Messi. Earlier, when a Barça employee was interviewed by 422 magazine, he bluntly said that he was very depressed when he heard that Messi was staying in the team. "Messi stays in the team, the club has to pay him, but we all have to accept more salary cuts. I love Messi, but I love my family more and my job more. Messi's current annual salary at Barca is 40 million euros, the first annual salary in world football.
TeamTalk reported that after seeing a 1-0 loss to Atletico, Basten was very unhappy with Messi's performance. "He's playing badly now and he and Griezmann are playing like a master of cakes. There is no doubt that Messi is not very comfortable with a game without spectators. Messi is not happy with Barca and the surrounding environment, including the relationship with Griezmann, but this is a cumulative trouble. ”
Basten continued: "We don't see that familiar Messi now. Yurimuld of the Bundesliga, who was a guest on the show with Basten, believes that Barca should sell Messi now, otherwise next summer, Messi may be free to leave. Yurimuld said Barca could contact Manchester City on their own initiative and let Manchester City quote Messi in January next year.