Ronald Koeman Pleased Messi Stay at Barcelona

DBasia.news – Lionel Messi finally decided to stay at Barcelona. Coach Ronald Koeman said he was happy with the decision.

Lionel Messi made a transfer drama this summer. The Argentine star decided he wanted to leave Barcelona, the club he had been with for nearly 20 years.

Lionel Messi’s departure from Barcelona has long been rumored, as his contract will expire in 2021. However, it was only this summer that La Pulga actually revealed it to the public.

However, his move was blocked by a clause. Lionel Messi feels privileged to leave at any time from the club, while Barcelona still fences him with a release clause worth 700 million euros or Rp 12 trillion.

In the end, Messi chose to stay at Barcelona, because he was reluctant to drag his club into legal channels. This means that the owner of 6 Ballon d’Or will be part of Ronald Koeman’s squad in the 2020/2021 season.

Koeman himself has reportedly been in discussions with Messi, after the club’s most important player has remained. According to Mundo Deportivo’s report, the former Dutch national team coach was very happy after Messi wanted to stay at Barcelona.

However, Koeman also emphasized that he is only interested in players who are fully committed to Barcelona. In addition, Koeman also did not want to give special treatment to a single player, in order to reduce the star ego in his squad.

Messi himself has now returned to training at Barcelona. The 33-year-old is reportedly also promising to bring Barcelona back to glory.

Koeman himself has been trying to build his squad at Barcelona. So far, he is reportedly eyeing Liverpool’s Giorginio Wijnaldum to strengthen his midfield.

In addition, Koeman is reportedly going to maximize Philippe Coutinho. The Brazilian was previously out of the squad, on loan at Bayern Munich last season.