barcelona and he arrived in paris and this afternoon, they have been waiting for him at the airport in paris and some of them were in front of them but they did not show up yet. successfully completed his tests and so, nothing could go wrong at the stage. we are speaking about at the stage. we are speaking about a two year contract to have a third, so his official presentation could take place tomorrow morning with a press conference at 11am paris time. it is been very quick, the way lionel messi was in tears and the announcement before that and is said to be unveiled in the next day or so as the player. this is unfolded very quickly, hasn t it? as the player. this is unfolded very quickly, hasn t it? yes, and we also set a very moving quickly, hasn t it? yes, and we also set a very moving press quickly, hasn t it? yes, and we also set a very moving press conference| set a very moving press conference in barcelona. it sjust a dream for paris. they re expecting to have a
will be live on bbc one on saturday the 11th of september it will be the first game on network free to air tv. the manchester derby in s october will also be on bbc one. the bbc will show 22 live matches over the course of the season. what a way to start the season. the top five playing against each other and everyone is looking forward to it as soon as we get the fixtures through an automatic buzz and playing a number of times last year when we played against them. and so, yes, we are looking forward to it. hello there and welcome to sportsday. lionel messi was part of the fabric of barcelona. their iconic star player inspiring the club to multiple spanish and champions league titles
over a glittering 21 year association. but in an emotional press conference over the weekend the argentine superstar confirmed the news to devastate barca fans he was leaving. the club he loved so much the place his family called home couldn t afford to keep him any more. today, messi was set to undergo a medical at psg after agreeing a two year deal and was seen waving to the fans in paris. the french club perhaps the only side with the means to bring him in. he ll link up with several familiar faces, in what s set to be a formidable side for the season ahead. let s get some more on this now with spanishjounalist guillem balague and the french football reporter sara menai. is there any hiccups in the pipeline? is there anything that can potentially go wrong? goad pipeline? is there anything that can potentially go wrong? good evening. the deal is done potentially go wrong? good evening. the deal is done and potentially go wrong? good evening. the deal is done and he
for 6 million euros in brighton little known martin as a replacement. transfer fees than any other club in the world which is on that barcelona had to let him go to comply with spanish league rules. there two things that play here, the financial situation over the years and that has been high wage costs and that has been high wage costs and not to do similar to a lot of other european football clubs that they spend big money on big players and you ve got the pandemic side of things as well that is impacted revenue streams and barcelona have been reliant on those revenue streams and high levels of debt. see you have that in the financial mismanagement of money in that regard, and then the other issue is the legal regulations what that is is that they tell the clips based on projected revenue figures for the coming season and based on my season, they tell the clubs on which they can spend on wages and
big squad with huge salaries. thank you very much big squad with huge salaries. thank you very much indeed. so what led to barcelona, one of the most prestigious clubs in world football, being forced to sell off their prized asset, a man known as the goat to many standing for the greatest of all time? welljoe lynsky has been looking back at barca s books. and how the catalan club have got to this point. this is been the scene as lionel messi s images being taken down from the posters from the stadium and this is a player who is essential to this is a player who is essential to this identity. a symbol of our barcelona were able to take a 13 year old making the best player in the world and that academy was key to producing a lot of the sport that when the last championship league title six years ago and it is in many ways, the event since than that of led to his goodbye. the captain left after that final in 2015 and two years later, he was followed out the door by a man who