Suarez in Messi deal Barca plea
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BARCELONA striker Luis Suarez has hit back at comments by the club’s CEO that the Catalans won’t “go crazy” when negotiating a new contract for five-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi.
Barcelona CEO Oscar Grau said on Wednesday that a new deal for Messi, who only has 18 months left on his current contract, was being negotiated with “common sense and discretion”.
“With Messi what you have to do is give him a new contract, not have common sense,” said Suarez after netting his 100th Barcelona goal in just 120 appearances as it progressed to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey with a 3-1 win over Athletic Bilbao.
Despite posting a record turnover of 679 million euros (US$719 million) last season, a series of big new deals for the likes of Neymar and Suarez mean Barcelona is close to overstepping the 70 percent limit of turnover spent on salaries imposed by UEFA’s financial fair-play laws.
Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta also has just 18 months left to run on his contract.
On the field, Messi proved the match-winner once again on Wednesday as he scored from a free-kick for the third time in as many games this year 11 minutes from time to edge Bilbao 4-3 on aggregate.
“I don’t know what the CEO said, but tell me one game in which Leo Messi hasn’t been decisive,” said Barcelona coach Luis Enrique. “I don’t know about numbers, I know about football. We all want to enjoy watching Messi here for many more years, nothing else matters for me.”
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