Friday, 13 January 2017

Barcelona Sack Director Over Innocuous Lionel Messi Comments as Contract Talks Drag On

​Barcelona have sacked club director Pere Gratacos over comments he made about Lionel Messi as the La Liga club proceed with tense negotiations over a new contract with the Argentine.  The five-time Ballon d'Or winner's current deal at the Camp Nou expires in 2018 but the club are determined to get him to renew before the end of the season, after already securing extensions for key players such as Neymar and Luis Suarez.  However, the ​Independent report that Barcelona did not take kindly to...

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