Barcelona advisor confirms halt in Lionel Messi’s signing due to FFP reasons Published 12 hours ago on 30/05/2023 By Connell Edgar-Jones Photo by JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP via Getty Images COMMENT TWEET Jordi Cruyff has announced his desire to leave Barcelona at the end of next month, meaning he will cease to become a sporting director for the club before the start of the new season. Barça have already streamlined Deco as the replacement, with the Brazilian set to become the right hand man of Mateu Alemany. However, Cruyff had confirmed that he will help Barcelona close out any ongoing operations, which could involve the signing of Lionel Messi. But in a recent media interaction, Cruyff has not set a positive outlook over Barça’s chances of landing the superstar, suggesting there is an issue with Financial Fair Play regulations. “There is an issue related to Messi and Fair Play,” Cruyff said (h/t Actualite Barca ). This does not serve as a goo...
