Neymar wants to give up the number 10 shirt to Messi; VFF agrees to postpone V-League 2021
(Baonghean.vn) - PSG-informed reporter Loic Tanzi from RMC Sport radio channel said that Neymar is willing to give up number 10 to Lionel Messi if he joins PSG; VFF agrees with the plan to continue organizing V-League 2021 in February 2022.
Neymar wants to give up the number 10 shirt to Messi
Messireceived an offer fromNeymar, but he doesn't want to take away Neymar's favorite shirt number. Messi debutsBarcain 2004 with the number 30 shirt. From the 2006-2007 season, he wore the number 19 shirt. When Ronaldinho left in the summer of 2008, Messi switched to wearing the number 10 shirt since then. In other systemsArgentina team, Messi also wore the numbers 18, 19, 15 before switching to number 10.
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| Neymar has long expressed his desire to reunite with Messi on the same front. He also liked TNT's post about Messi leaving Barca. Photo: Reuters |
When at Barca, Neymar wore the number 11 shirt, but since moving toPSGIn the summer of 2017, he switched to number 10. During his career with the Brazilian national team, Neymar only wore these two numbers. PSG's number 11 currently belongs to Angel di Maria - Messi's teammate in Argentina.
RMC Sportalso revealed that all PSG staff have been working hard since the evening of August 5, with the goal of bringing Messi to PSG. The financial barrier for PSG is huge, but they are confident they can overcome it. The negotiation process with Messi is progressing.
Commentator Josep Pedrerol from the channelThe Division of Jugonesof Spain also revealed that Messi told a PSG player that he would move to PSG. Pedrerol is considered close to Sergio Ramos - PSG's new central defender.
According to Barca's trusted source Matteo Moretto from the radio stationSky, Man City are currently not in the race to sign Messi. On the evening of August 5, Barca announced that they could not renew Messi's contract due to financial barriers in La Liga. On August 6, Barca President Joan Laporta held a press conference to confirm that they had no chance of keeping Messi.
VFF agrees to postpone V-League 2021
VFF General Secretary Le Hoai Anh has sent a document to relevant units informing them that the VFF Executive Committee agrees with VPF's proposal to postpone the organization of Vietnamese professional football tournaments.
V-League 2021 will resume on February 12, 2022, with the make-up matches of round 13, the final round of phase I. The six teams ranked higher after phase I will compete for the championship in phase II, while the eight teams ranked lower will compete for relegation. The tournament will end on March 12.
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| V-League 2021 will resume in February 2022, despite many clubs' objections. Photo: Lam Thoa. |
VFF also agreed to adjust the relegation quota from one and a half to one. Thus, the last team after phase II will be relegated, eliminating the play-off match between the second-to-last team and the runner-up of the First Division.
Among the national professional leagues, the First Division returns earliest, on November 20, with the 7th round of make-up matches. The tournament will end Phase I on December 16. Phase II separates the championship and relegation groups, taking place from December 20, 2021 to January 14, 2022. The First Division is also adjusted, with only one promotion spot and one relegation spot.
The National Cup will continue with the round of 16 taking place on January 17, 2022. The quarter-finals will be played on February 8, 2022, and the semi-finals and finals will be played from March 15, 2022 to March 18, 2022.
Barca fans demand Griezmann's expulsion
On the morning of August 6, Barcelona time, Griezmann drove a Rolls Royce to Joan Gamper Stadium to practice with his Barca teammates. A group of fans were waiting at the gate, booing Griezmann and chanting in unison: "Messi is gone because of you."
When the fans met Jordi Alba at Barca's headquarters, they also shouted: "Come down here". Griezmann and Alba are said to be the two players who refused to take a pay cut when Barca was in financial crisis. According to Cuatro, Griezmann did not even give Barca a penny.
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| Fans booed when Griezmann arrived at Barca's training ground on the morning of August 6. Photo: Cuatro |
According to Diario Sport, Griezmann earns around 40 million euros, before tax, per season at Barca. Messi has agreed to a pay cut of 20 million euros after tax, which is roughly the same as Griezmann's. On August 5, Barca told Messi they wanted him to take a further 30% pay cut, but the two sides failed to reach an agreement, according to El Chiringuito.
La Liga president Javier Tebas said that if Barca wanted to sign a player with a salary of 40 million euros like Messi, they would need to sell players worth four times as much, or 160 million euros, or reduce other players' salaries by the same ratio. The remaining amount, 120 million euros, would have to be used to pay off debt. Barca's total debt is currently approaching 1.2 billion euros.
By the end of June 2020, Barca's salary fund was 443 million euros. Barca needs to reduce this amount to below 200 million euros for the 2021-2022 season to be allowed to register more players. Not only Messi, Barca still cannot register new players such as Sergio Aguero, Memphis Depay, Eric Garcia or Emerson.
This summer, Barca earned 28.5 million euros from the sales of Junior Firpo, Carles Alena and Jean-Clair Todibo. However, their goal is to push out players with higher salaries in the team, such as Samuel Umtiti, Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele.
