Messi leaves Barcelona: Lionel Messi’s exit puts FC Barcelona in huge financial crisis- The Argentine’s departure from the LaLiga side is set to take away a lot on the pitch for the club. However, the Catalan side is also said to suffer a lot financially and has already lost 11% of its valuation after Lionel Messi left FC Barcelona to join PSG.
According to a report in Brand Finance, FC Barcelona’s brand valuation is set to decrease by a staggering 11 percent following Lionel Messi’s departure from the Catalan side. It is expected that Barca could lose nearly 137 million euros in terms of its brand value.
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Messi leaves Barcelona: The decrease in valuation is said to have come after the clubs’ press release that which revealed Messi will not feature for the LaLiga side for the upcoming season. The rumoured valuation numbers are said to be placed on the Barca as a brand in 2021 if its value has to be reassigned after Messi’s departure.