Lionel Messi Asked Barcelona For The Signing Of Liverpool Forward Sadio Mané As Condition To Stay

The summer time season departure of Lionel Messi from Barcelona became a sour blow for the Barcelona.

After having spent his whole career in the Catalan club and set up himself as one of the finest to play the game, the 34-year-old ended up leaving for free.

Barça’s economic situation made it not possible for them to renew his contract, Which led to a summer time season transfer to Paris Saint-Germain.

Messi made severe efforts to try to remain at Camp Nou, even foregoing a massive part of his earnings in desire that a renewal will be completed.

Recent reports from SER Catalunya, as relayed through ESPN’s Jorge Ramos, have claimed that while Messi may also have been inclined to reduce his wages, he did have other needs to renew his contract with Barcelona.

And, one of his requests was that he desired the Blaugrana to sign Liverpool forward Sadio Mane.

The Argentina captain desired assurances that the squad would be bolstered extensively over the summer transfer window and recommended the name of Mane as a potential acquisition.

The former Barcelona number 10 is thought to rate the Senegalese international notably and desired him at Camp Nou. While the club were not in a position in order to sign him, they did try to communicate with Liverpool however those negotiations didn’t last for long.

The Reds, aware of Barcelona’s economic problems, demanded a massive sum for the 30-year-old Senegalese, which ended any narrow hopes that the club had of bringing him in.

Sadio Mane recently led his country to victory in the Africa Cup of Nations, beating his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah’s Egypt in the finals.

The forward has eighteen months left on his deal with the Merseysiders.But with Barcelona cognizance completely on signing Erling Haaland, they’re not likely to return for Mane this summer.