BARCELONA WITHOUT MESSI! WHAT IT WILL BE!
What awaits Barcelona in the first season without Messi?
Hello again everyone! Yes, this is the Inside Football [Otro Fútbol] channel and we are continuing to analyze the historical occasion- Leo Messi left Barcelona and chose a new club. We have already discussed what awaits Messi at PSG in the upcoming season, but what about Barcelona?
The team is having a serious crisis - the reign of Josep Bartomeu had a terrible impact on the state of the club. Now Barça is left without its best player. Many believe this will only lead to negative consequences - if earlier Messi could turn on “solo mode” to win matches for “Barça”, for now there will be no footballer to do such a thing. However, oddly enough, there are also positive aspects in Leo's departure.
Team collapse or cleansing through suffering? What awaits Barcelona in the upcoming campaign without the legendary Argentinean in the squad? Let's sort everything out in the right order.
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Financial losses
First of all, due to the departure of Messi from Barcelona, there will be some financial changes.
The capitalization of PSG is stunning: 250 thousand Messi jerseys were sold in the first five hours after the official announcement of the transfer, the club's Instagram account has more than doubled in subscribers and this is just the tip of the iceberg!
Although “Barça” seems to have real problems now. The consulting firm Brand Finance estimates that Barcelona's brand value is potentially 11 percent lower than the current value. Losses in real money are going on about 137 million euros!
The company notes that due to the departure of Messi, Barcelona will lose approximately 77 million euros in sponsorship money, about 17 million euros for the matchday, and 43 million for the proceeds from the sale of merchandise. And all that just because of the departure of one player...
Considering Barcelona's current financial problems, this is not great at all.
On the other hand, though, the absence of Messi noticeably relieved Barcelona's payroll. We remember that in four years Leo earned more than half a billion euros at Barça. More than 75 million euros a year were spent on his salary excluding taxes, the team will not carry the heavy burden, so there is a definite plus in Leo's move.
Failed transfer campaign? What's with the lineup?
Let's see what happens to the squad of Barcelona - will Messi's departure affect the team's performance so much? Indeed. Not entirely for the worse.
Firstly, about the cons. Poor Sergio Aguero. Frankly speaking, his transfer to Barcelona made little sense. He is a good friend of Leo Messi, who was taken to the club to appease the Argentinean, encouraging him to sign a contract. Aguero was taken for free, but he is already quite an aged striker with all the ensuing consequences.
Just a couple of days after the news of Messi's departure, Sergio Aguero was injured - because of it, he could miss up to two months of action. What will happen next is not entirely clear, as the recovery may be delayed.
Now “Barcelona” will need to keep Martin Braithwaite with all its might, who can be put at the forefront of the attacking line. According to the Spanish edition SPORT, the Catalans wanted to sell the Dane to West Ham, but Braithwaite himself wants to be at Tottenham to replace Harry Kane. Given the injured Aguero and the departed Messi, the sale of Braithwaite right now will force Koeman to come up with some new scheme for the club or urgently look up for reserve youngsters from the academy.
Does Barça have someone who can replace Messi? A silly question, of course, but there is an answer. The international company for the development and implementation of artificial intelligence, Olocip, had a say on its research on the topic: it was decided to find out who, in the current lineup of Barcelona, can replace Lionel Messi best. According to the results of the study, the Dutchman Memphis Depay, who has just joined Barcelona for free, is the right candidate for the role.
Memphis is one of the bright spots in Barça's roster. Since his arrival, he has already scored some beautiful goals and may well become the club's attack leader next season. Of course, he will not replace Messi - it is difficult to replace a living football legend anyway, but he will be able to show himself in attack.
Philippe Coutinho can get a second chance for career rebirth: he frankly failed his first spell at Barça, but in the absence of Lionel Messi, Philippe may try to prove himself again. Otherwise, the leadership of “Barcelona” will find him a new club to unload the payroll.
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