Lionel Messi is not only the best player in FC Barcelona, he is also a great influence when it comes to making big decisions. As an authoritative voice in the locker room, the Argentinian star advises on what to do in each transfer market, and looking ahead to the next summer, he already has a plan.
This is reported on Friday by the Spanish portal 'Don Balón' in its digital edition. According to the mentioned source, the best player in the world wants a revolution in the squad with the arrival of Antoine Griezmann and the sale of Ousmane Dembélé.
Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid). (Photo: Getty Images)
Although he has not even completed one season in FC Barcelona and has been the second most expensive signing in the club's history, Lionel Messi does not consider him as a great contribution to the attack, especially after the performances that Coutinho has given in his first weeks at Camp Nou.
"The Frenchman's style of play, moreover, does not fit at all with Barcelona's football proposal: he does not touch, combine, or associate. Dembélé only serves to run and run and run. A style of play that Barcelona does not practice," the mentioned source reports Friday.
That is why, as an alternative for the attack, Lionel Messi would have asked for the purchase of Griezmann. He sees a possible trade with Atlético de Madrid, a club that practically has the French forward lost, whose release clause amounts to 100 million euros. Will the 'Pulga' be able to see his project realized?