Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Why Messi will never join Real Madrid

Lionel MessiI read a ridiculous news story today saying that Real Madrid are planning a world record £120 million bid for Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.

The bid would meet the minimum fee release clause in the Argentine’s contract.

Spenders

Real Madrid have tried to buy success in recent seasons especially last summer when they purchased Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo amongst others. Real Madrid literally think they can buy anybody they like.

Most clubs can’t afford to turn down major offers for their players in these difficult financial times. Manchester United couldn’t even afford to keep their star Ronaldo. Player’s heads are turned by playing for Spanish giants Real Madrid and off they go.

However Barcelona and Lionel Messi are a completely different kettle of fish. Messi’s head won’t be turned by Real Madrid because Barcelona are just as big as Real Madrid in Spanish football if not bigger.

Special

Messi has been at Barcelona since his early teens and it’s almost like his second home. The club brought him and his family over from Argentina and paid for medical treatment needed for a growth hormone deficiency.

Messi has never forgotten that and is now fiercely loyal to Barca. He is almost one of their own in Barcelona. He has recently stated that he wants to remain at the Blaugrana for the rest of his career or however long he is wanted by the club. Loyalty is a rare commodity in football these days but Messi is Barca through and through.

Mind Games

I don’t believe Real Madrid really think they will sign Messi this summer but this talk and speculation is a tool to unsettle Barcelona. The clubs are still competing for the La Liga title and Barca are just a point ahead with head to head advantage.

Everybody at Real Madrid is desperate for a slight advantage wherever they can get it and maybe this speculation is designed to give them that advantage. They must be crazy if they think that this tactic will work.

Barcelona are one of the strongest clubs in the world when it comes to mental attributes. Manager Pep Guardiola is one of the world’s top tacticians and only special managers like Jose Mourinho have been able to get the better of him.

Barcelona as a club and city has a very strong mentality due to the history of the region. It will take more than a silly transfer story to upset the apple cart at the Camp Nou.

Bitter

The rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona is more than just a football rivalry. The history between the two clubs goes back to the start of football in Spain but really intensified during Franco’s era.

Franco was closely associated with Real Madrid. During those days there were allegations of referee’s and officials favouring Real because of their links with the general. Barcelona in particular felt that they were treated unfairly as they were fighting for independence from Spain and Franco’s regime.

Icon

Messi has become an icon at Barcelona and they wouldn’t even dream of selling their top player to their bitter rivals. If they did the unthinkable and sold the world’s best player to Real Madrid it would be seen as an act of treason.

If Barcelona did sell Messi to Real Madrid it would prove a massive victory for the Madridista’s not just on the field but also in the board room. It would also mean that even the most loyal footballer could be bought.

Selling Messi would be like admitting that Real Madrid are a bigger club and can buy anybody they like. Barcelona won’t sell Lionel Messi because apart from the fact that he’s the best player in the world, I don’t believe he would ever dishonour the Barcelona fans by ever playing for Los Blancos. I think it’s fair to say that Lionel Messi is staying at the Camp Nou for the foreseeable future.

Would Lionel Messi ever join Real Madrid?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

David Nugent


David is a freelance football writer with nearly a decade of experience writing about the beautiful game. The experienced writer has written for over a dozen websites and also an international soccer magazine offline.
Arguably his best work has come as an editorial writer for Soccernews, sharing his good, bad and ugly opinions on the world’s favourite sport. During David’s writing career he has written editorials, betting previews, match previews, banter, news and opinion pieces.

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  • Mourlington

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    As we all see the issue laid down concerning the signing of the records breaker, world star, and famours player to everyone, i think barcelona should think wisely. And if messi should say he want to leave, let him go many players still on earth.

  • joe

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    How can Ronaldo become number 1 with all his pride and behaviour. He needs to learn a lot from Messi in terms of behaviour and how football is plays.
    MESSI IS THE GREATEST OF ALL IN THE FOORBALL SPHERES

  • Danga Ibrahim

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    i don’t think barca will ever have such plan even real madrid is going to offer their first eleven in exchange of massi.

  • Johnson Emmanuel

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    …..guys dat will b a deadly n ridiculous game if Barcelona sell out d world super star to Real, dnt even think so coz Barca wnt even try it even in life time…

  • DAVID RICHARD

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    I Think Cr Z Better Because He Has Even Been Successful In Most Disastrous Premier League

  • shemeem

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    The reasom realmandrid board not like messi-1 messi not like real

  • beni

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    ghosh is right because he did won the more tittles i know because was there and messi won more golden ball then C.ronaldo

  • Stevo

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    How can you come here and claim that cristiano is the best thats complete garbage i really dont know why these two players are being compared look at the accomplishments cristiano has been playing longer but messi still has more accomplishments

  • enowsoum konrad

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    i do believe Messi decision to remain at Camp Nou for an unforeseeable period is due to his background whom is always too attached with the people so it be very to stab them at the back especially for one’s greatest rival like the ‘LO BLANCOS’, just like Norma has said Messi needs some to make most famous than at present.

  • thelmadavid

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    ronaldo is the bes,play in the world.let mesi go out .to another club before he can be the world best

  • luho888

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    ….unless if christiano ronaldo go to barcelona and messi go to madrid, both party wins…that’s the only way i might see it happen.

  • H Alharbi

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    Barcelona is the best playing soccer team I the world, and Messi is the best player! Why would a best player leave the best team to go to a trashy team with C.R.come guys look at Messi and look at C.R, HELLO IT’S MESSI OPEN UP UR EYES FOR GODS SAKE!!!

  • Ghosh

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    You are idiots messi won more titles individually and with team. Not to mention he plays better internationally too.

  • Norma pastor

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    I agree with you ,Cristiano is the best. I was just saying that Messi could become even better if he was under Morinho’s direction. Cristiano has athletic qualities that Messi could never achieve.

  • ALLA AL HARBI

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    NA NA NA EASY THEIR NORMA PASTOR

    um i think C.RONALDO IS THE BEST

  • norma pastor

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    Real Madrid will not be interested in acquiring Mesi. Real Madrid has Cristiano and although Mesi is a great player I don’t think he will feel confortable playing for Real Madrid.
    One thing I can tell you. Mesi will become a better player under the direction of Morinho because Mesi needs to acquire the flare and that will make him as marketable as Cristiano.

  • norma pastor

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    Real Madrid will not be interested in acquiring Mesi. Real Madrid has Cristiano and although Mesi is a great player I don’t think he will feel confortable playing for Real Madrid.
    One thing I can tell you. Mesi will become a better player under the direction of Morinho because Mesi needs to acquire the flare and that will make him as marketable as Cristiano.

  • ALLA AL HARBI

    0 0

    NA NA NA EASY THEIR NORMA PASTOR

    um i think C.RONALDO IS THE BEST

  • Norma pastor

    0 0

    I agree with you ,Cristiano is the best. I was just saying that Messi could become even better if he was under Morinho’s direction. Cristiano has athletic qualities that Messi could never achieve.

  • Ghosh

    0 0

    You are idiots messi won more titles individually and with team. Not to mention he plays better internationally too.

  • H Alharbi

    0 0

    Barcelona is the best playing soccer team I the world, and Messi is the best player! Why would a best player leave the best team to go to a trashy team with C.R.come guys look at Messi and look at C.R, HELLO IT’S MESSI OPEN UP UR EYES FOR GODS SAKE!!!

  • luho888

    0 0

    ….unless if christiano ronaldo go to barcelona and messi go to madrid, both party wins…that’s the only way i might see it happen.

  • thelmadavid

    0 0

    ronaldo is the bes,play in the world.let mesi go out .to another club before he can be the world best

  • enowsoum konrad

    0 0

    i do believe Messi decision to remain at Camp Nou for an unforeseeable period is due to his background whom is always too attached with the people so it be very to stab them at the back especially for one’s greatest rival like the ‘LO BLANCOS’, just like Norma has said Messi needs some to make most famous than at present.

  • Stevo

    0 0

    How can you come here and claim that cristiano is the best thats complete garbage i really dont know why these two players are being compared look at the accomplishments cristiano has been playing longer but messi still has more accomplishments

  • beni

    0 0

    ghosh is right because he did won the more tittles i know because was there and messi won more golden ball then C.ronaldo

  • shemeem

    0 0

    The reasom realmandrid board not like messi-1 messi not like real

  • DAVID RICHARD

    0 0

    I Think Cr Z Better Because He Has Even Been Successful In Most Disastrous Premier League

  • Johnson Emmanuel

    0 0

    …..guys dat will b a deadly n ridiculous game if Barcelona sell out d world super star to Real, dnt even think so coz Barca wnt even try it even in life time…

  • Danga Ibrahim

    0 0

    i don’t think barca will ever have such plan even real madrid is going to offer their first eleven in exchange of massi.

  • joe

    0 0

    How can Ronaldo become number 1 with all his pride and behaviour. He needs to learn a lot from Messi in terms of behaviour and how football is plays.
    MESSI IS THE GREATEST OF ALL IN THE FOORBALL SPHERES

  • Mourlington

    0 0

    As we all see the issue laid down concerning the signing of the records breaker, world star, and famours player to everyone, i think barcelona should think wisely. And if messi should say he want to leave, let him go many players still on earth.

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