Barcelona will choose a new coach in the coming days, and it may have a new president next year. Rumors of clubs wanting to sign Messi started to surface immediately after the team’s loss to Bayern, with Pep Guardiola-coached Manchester City reportedly among the front-runners. Earlier this season, Messi criticized Barcelona directors for some of their decisions. He was especially upset with sports director Éric Abidal after he criticized players’ efforts amid a series of poor results. Messi had also said that he didn’t think Barcelona would succeed in the Champions League the way things were at the club.

Source: Fox News August 18, 2020 17:03 UTC