La Blaugrana have made an unbeaten start to the new league season but have conceded six goals and scored none in the Champions League so far, most recently suffering a humbling 3-0 defeat to Benfica earlier this week.
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The La Liga side have been plunged into financial ruin in recent months after the extent of their mounting debts were revealed.
Koeman took over at the Catalan club last summer and worked with Messi a year before the Argentine left the club for Paris Saint-Germain.
Brand Finance estimates that the move to PSG of Messi means that Barcelona will lose up to 11 per cent of its brand value.
President Joan Laporta asked Koeman for a “period of reflection” in the summer before eventually deciding to stick with him for the new season.
Bale suffered a muscle tear in his right hamstring during a training session last Saturday and subsequently missed the games against Celta Vigo and Inter Milan.
Koeman is under pressure after Barca suffered a 3-0 Champions League loss in a week that he hit out publicly at president Joan Laporta.
The summer signing spoke to Ibai Llanos, the Twitch streamer, saying something surprising about the club’s training sessions.
It was well known that the Argentinian legend hoped to leave the Camp Nou in 2020, but for the first time, his request has been made public.
Sources told ESPN Barca had considered leaving the number unused for the 2021-22 season but LaLiga rules that first-team players must wear numbers 1-25 made that difficult.
Messi arrived at Le Bourget airport to the north of the French capital and was greeted by hundreds of PSG supporters who had gathered hoping to catch a glimpse of their new signing.
The 34-year-old’s shock departure from the Spanish side was announced last week and Messi waved goodbye to the club he spent his entire career at in an emotional press conference on Sunday.
The 34-year-old Argentinian superstar, who was accompanied by his wife and three children, is a free agent after the collapse of his new deal with Barcelona.
The Argentine intended to extend his stay at Camp Nou only for financial obstacles to prevent him penning a new deal, and he is now expected to complete a move to Paris Saint-Germain.
Messi will leave FC Barcelona despite both parties having reached an agreement, the football club announced on Thursday
The club announced the departure of its highest goal scorer in a statement on his website on Thursday evening.
The Argentine striker made the switch to Camp Nou this summer after 10 years at Manchester City, becoming a legend at the Etihad Stadium.
Barca’s first-team squad remain in Germany, where they have been based for the past week, ahead of Wednesday’s friendly against FC Salzburg.
The 34-year-old’s previous deal with the Catalan giants has expired, meaning that, as it stands, he is a free agent, just over two weeks before the start of the 2021-22 La Liga campaign.
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