⏪ AS IT HAPPENED: Lionel Messi's father meets with Barcelona | OneFootball

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22:54 Well, that concludes the live blog for today. To summarise the day’s events …

Until next time!

22:30 An image which just about sums it all up …

21:53 It seems the Messis are not for turning …

21:48 The waiting game …

21:28 This must be the first time the words “as little as” and “one hundred million Euros” have appeared in the same sentence.

21:27 “Very distant postures”

21:07 That has to be considered good news for Barça fans, but it will be fascinating to see how the Messi camp react.

Jorge travelled to Barcelona with the intention of negotiating an amicable exit from the club for his son, and things could be about to get rather messy.

20:59 Diario Sport and Mundo Deportivo are reporting that Jorge Messi’s meeting with Josep Maria Bartomeu is over and … nothing has been finalised yet.

Bartomeu and Messi Snr are reported to have spoken for an hour and a half, during which the club made it clear they don’t want Leo to leave and are offering him a two-year contract.

So after all that, it looks like the wait for a resolution will go on.

20:12 Is this a glimmer of hope for Barça fans?

20:10 John Barnes reckons Messi would flop in the Premier League anyway.

20:04 Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos says he wants Messi to STAY in LaLiga.

Speaking to reporters while on international duty with Spain, Ramos said: “It is an issue that we must leave aside. He has earned the respect of deciding his future. I don’t know what they are doing about his departure. We would like him to remain here.”

We’re not sure we believe you, Sergio.

18:23 What’s all this about then?

18:21 Here’s what departing Barça midfielder Ivan Rakitić had to say when he was asked about Messi’s future at his farewell press conference earlier today …

Muy interestante.

17:55 While you’re waiting for fresh Messi news, you could always kill some time by listening to the podcast we put out last week reacting to the bombshell announcement …

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17:05 It’s been almost an hour since we got an update on the whereabouts of Jorge Messi, but his meeting with Josep Maria Bartomeu could already be under way. Don’t go anywhere.

16:19 Messi’s father – wait for this – had lunch in. a. restaurant! He talked with his lawyers but we don’t know what about – my guess is that it was about those hot rumours of a reunion involving Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian. We do know what he ate though:

15:46 Not a Messi update but interesting nonetheless. According to L’Equipe, Neymar has tested positive for Covid-19.

14:54 🚨 Some big breaking news for you …

14:41 Plot twist. The meeting is back on and happening this afternoon, says some sources.

14:20 WAIT! We have something …

And there is more:

14:16 Yeah, nothing. Not. A. Peep. 🤐🤐🤐

13:40 It has all gone very, very quiet out there. Hmmm.

12:04 Eh … has Suarez’s move to Juventus just been “confirmed” by Claudio Marchisio?

12:00 Messi or Ronaldinho: Who you picking?

11:50 HERE WE GO!

11:33 And this is what the players have made of Koeman so far:

11:20 And here is the video:

11:19 Here are the full quotes:

11:13 Messi’s father has spoken! Here are the three main points:

You can find a little bit more here

10:42 Of course it was …

10:38 The Wolves and England defender Conor Coady is getting nervous at the prospect of facing Messi:

10:23 A sensible approach:

10:16 🚨 And another one:

10:13 And now the updates start to trickle in ….

10:10 Genuine question. What did this man set out to accomplish with this?

10:02 🚨 Some confirmed transfer news for you …

10:00 Look who is front and centre? Does this means he is definitely staying? Eh, no. It just means they had publicity photos taken a while ago.

09:45 It has all gone very quiet on the Messi front for now but should he decide that Manchester City is for him, then he will be facing a familiar foe / friend / face in James Rodriguez, who will almost certainly join Everton … tomorrow! What a signing for them.

09:00 In other Barcelona exit news. It seems Luis Suarez is edging ever closer to a move to Juventus – him and Ronaldo together 🤔 – and Vidal should be making his way to Inter to work under Conte. Was Vidal ever good enough for Barcelona? NO!

08:30 Messi! Messi! Messi! It is always nice to have a reminder of just how good he is …

08:20 Here we go …

08:17 Good morning. Today, September 2 2020, could be a big day. Leo Messi’s father has arrived in Barcelona and word is, he wants his son out of the club quicker than you can say: “It has always been my dream to play for Manchester City and test myself against Burnley on a wet Wednesday in December.” Stick with us for all the news throughout the day.