With almost half of the season already gone, there are certain players who are just shaping their future for the next. One of them plays at FC Barcelona , and he's a crack.
A crack that has already told Leo Messi that "I do not follow." It's about Javier Mascherano . The center-back, who is recovering from the injury suffered in the last set of selections when he played for Argentina , has already decided that next summer he will leave.
He is aware that he has already given everything he had to give at Barça . With 33 years, the best moments of the defense have been left behind and, in fact, is no longer a starter. That is why Javier has informed Messi of his departure.
Thanks Leo
A Messi that, precisely, has been the 'culprit' that Mascherano is still this season in the Blaugrana squad. When Ernesto Valverde arrived at the Barça bench last summer, one of the first things he did was to ask the technical secretariat to find him a guarantee center.
The Txingurri knew that only with Gerard Piqué and Samuel Umtiti one hundred percent would not advance the season. The substitute centrals, Javier himself and Thomas Vermaelen , were not qualified, in the opinion of Valverde , to cover with guarantees the holders.
That's why the club put the batteries and contacted Íñigo Martínez , a center that had the ok of Ernesto and would not go expensive. The operation was practically closed but it was Leo who stopped her.
Why? Because he knew that if Martinez arrived , his friend and compatriot ' Masche' would hardly play. And with the World Cup in Russia on the horizon, Messi wanted the central player to play as much as possible "to get to the championship with good rhythm.
Heading to America
But the 'Little Boss' has already made the decision to leave. Possible destinations have several, but it is certainly the MLS , the American football league, that attracts him the most.
It is true that he could return to his native Argentina and retire there, but the economic conditions offered in the United States are much better. The offers you are receiving from the Argentine clubs are not as high as they offer in the American franchises.
The decision is made and, as much as Leo , the best friend and partner that Javier has in the locker room, it hurts, the '14' will pack next summer.
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