And with regard to Messi, I was shocked to hear the news because I had assumed he would return to Barcelona. However, it's not a bad thing, in fact, it's a good thing that he made his decision that way because it means Barcelona won't be depending on him to come, and they will win the Champions League next season.
I too had assumed he would make the move back to Barcelona. I may have even hoped for it and was a little disappointed. But upon further thought, i think Messi might not be able to lead the team like he did. He's obviously not as good as he used to be and that doesn't mean he's not still an amazing player.
It's a good thing Messi didn't return to Barcelona. If Messi returns to Barcelona, I think they would be bound to depend on him and he might not be able to deliver as he used to. I think It's about time Barcelona moves on.
The debate about Messi finally choosing a club that didn't predict at all was surprising, but I think it's better for him not to go to Barcelona, because his old club had to sacrifice a lot to bring in his old star, because Barcelona collided with FFP rules so selling a lot of players must be done before being able to propose a new contract for Messi.
It's time for Barcelona to start making new plans for this club to be even more in appearance, the season is over they can become LaLiga champions but of course, returning to become a team to be reckoned with in European competition will be even better because their progress in Europe has been quite bad for a long time, even for the European League alone they were not able to compete for more because they lost to Man United and failed in the copa del rey from Real Madrid is quite acceptable because Madrid is still Barca's strongest competitor.