The player travels with the rest of the expedition club while waiting for the club and the AFA to reach an agreement
Duda solved ... for the moment. Leo Messi embarks today with the rest of the first template of FC Barcelona due to Scotland, with the question of whether definitely participate in the Olympic Games in Beijing or, conversely, subtracted with his colleagues to deal with the prior agreement of the Champions League.
El Prat airport this morning to receive the issuance club for jumpstart to "stage" of preseason. En route to land Scottish men Guardiola begin a journey which will last one week and that playing in two meetings. Among the passengers, a proper name stands out among those present. Finally, Leo Messi travel with the rest of the staff at Barcelona pending the resolution of an issue that has long COLE.
The Beijing Games have not done more to bring headaches to the environment ass. The coincidence of the event with the previous Olympic Champions, a knockout in the hopes that Guardiola have all its troops because of its great importance, has resulted in a controversy might be resolved in the coming days.
A few months ago, Sergio Batista, Argentine Olympic selector, did not hesitate to call for the appointment Leo Messi in Asian lands. A challenge to that illusion " Flea ", ready to leave the club for preseason travel to Beijing and fulfill a dream.
My dream is to go to the Games.
There are already important players in the club to overcome the prior
Weeks later, it appears that Messi has changed its original plans. Continued ready to defend the albiceleste if eventually traveled to Beijing, but did not bother the idea of staying with the rest of his companions. And all of this is thanks to the work of Barca, in constant negotiation with the AFA since jumped all alarms.
Always with the path of dialogue as a priority, the directive club has worked for several weeks to convince the highest body of Argentine football, as well as the same player and Fife, that the best option was that Messi conduct the preseason with the Barcelona.
Although it has not yet reached a final agreement-Txiki Begiristain and Raül Sanllehí continue Work over the coming days to reach a pact with the AFA, the club believes that Messi, who has two consecutive seasons without making the "stage" to complete his team must travel with the rest of the workforce to absorb the method Working Pep Guardiola.
That is why the directive intends to rush up to these days to make the final decision is the most suited to their interests.
A time that can pass everything. Although the player has traveled to Scotland, is not excluded that the AFA is leaving with his assignment and get Messi for the Games. In this case, the footballer would be forced to abandon the merger in Scottish land due to Beijing, where they met with their colleagues in the albiceleste.
At best, the club can get the AFA to player transfers. The directive Barca clings that the legislation does not include Fife Olympics, Leo Messi and therefore would not be disqualified if it is prevented from travelling to Beijing despite having entered the list of summoned.
So it warned the president of International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, in Lausanne last Friday, when he declared that, as a rule in Fife
Clubs must give the players younger than 23 years but because they run the risk that the player is suspended pending the appointment Olympic
A "threat" that the club was not afraid, as a rule that has no validity on the Games.
In giving the reason the club Barca, Messi completed the preseason with the first template and Guardiola would be available to play prior to the Champions League. The first leg will be played on 12 or August 13, while the return will be 26 or 27 of the same month.
In addition to taking into account both solutions, shuffled a third option. Despite being complicated llevarla out, the club is considering the possibility that the dispute Messi round of the prior discipline before leaving the club. In one case that Argentina has achieved the classification for the "semis", the footballer could travel to Asia ground to play and also be in the finals to be held next August 23.
An alternative that while some difficulties involved, the directive does not rule apply if agreed with the AFA.
For now, with a thousand and one assumptions on their heads, players, coaching staff and managerial move to Scotland today in the hope that in the coming days to reach an agreement favorable to the interests of the club. Time will tell ...