Quote Originally Posted by Phredd3 View Post
That's an interesting offer, but ultimately probably meaningless. Other reporting suggests that Messi's decision is more about Koeman than about Bartomeu, the latter of whom has, after all, been President at Barca for more than six years. It isn't just Koeman's treatment of Messi himself, but Koeman has apparently told a number of the core Barca players, many of whom are good friends of Messi, that they aren't in Koeman's plans. Not just Suarez, but Rakitic, Umtiti, and Vidal have all been told to start looking for opportunities elsewhere.

I don't think this bridge can be rebuilt at this point.
I think that’s right. So emotional and dramatic. Very on-brand for association football!