Lionel Messi's departure jeopardizes Barcelona’s restructuring plan
Lionel Messi's departure jeopardizes Barcelona’s restructuring plan Barcelona were basing their revamp on Messi, hoping he would help the team rebuild with new players and a new coach. Lionel Messi’s surprise decision to leave Barcelona has dealt a blow to the club’s restructuring project even before it began. Shortly after the humiliating 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League, Barcelona said it wanted to make “profound changes to the first team.” Barcelona were basing their revamp on Messi, hoping he would help the team rebuild with new players and a new coach. Ramon Planes, the club’s technical director, said on Wednesday that Barcelona wanted “to rebuild for the future together with the best player in history.” Newly arrived forward Francisco Trincão, one of the many youngsters the club is counting on amid its revamping process, was hopeful he would still get to learn from Messi.
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