A rift between former friends? Piqué allegedly contributed to Messi’s departure!

It seems that Piqué’s friendly relationship with Messi will never be the same again. It has come to light that Piqué also contributed to Messi being forced to leave Barcelona. And the Argentine footballer doesn’t like that.

In the summer of this year, a news that shocked everyone flew through the football world. Even though Lionel Messi was agreed with Barcelona on a new contract, he had to leave his beloved club. Behind everything was the poor economic situation of the Catalan club.

Lionel Messi eventually headed to PSG, where he forms a great attacking trio with Mbappé and Neymar. Moreover, the French club makes no secret of its ambitions. It takes the French title for granted and would also like to attack the Champions League title.

Even in hindsight, Messi is finding it hard to accept his departure. And it certainly hasn’t been helped by the news that his former teammate Gerard Piqué has helped in some way.

According to Spanish station Onda Cero, Barcelona president Joan Laporta discussed Messi’s departure with Gerard Piqué and asked his opinion. The Spanish stopper was supposed to tell him that nothing will happen if the club parted ways with Messi.

This hit Messi hard and according to Spanish media, it also marked the friendly relationship Piqué and Messi had built up at Barcelona.

In retrospect, it is now clear that Messi’s departure has been fatal to Barcelona and has deepened the crisis in the game even further. The Catalan club is now in 9th place in La Liga, which has also taken a toll on coach Ronald Koeman.

Source: Onda Cero