Barcelona, Spain /
The former player of FC Barcelona Rivaldo assured it was a “mistake” not to sell Leo Messi last summer according to bad financial condition of the club blaugrana, and for that reason he also believes that his countryman’s would be a good sale Philippe Coutinho.
“The previous board made a mistake by not selling Messi while he was still under contract. They were able to do something similar to what Real Madrid did with Cristiano Ronaldo when he sold him and made about $ 100 million, ”he said. Rivaldo, Betfair Ambassador.
In that sense, he believes that the advance of now Messi “seems inevitable”, and free. “It is very painful to see how a player with such a talent will leave Barcelona for free when the club is going through so many financial troubles, ”he added.
That’s why I believe that because of that bad financial situation Philippe Coutinho can be a “good sale”. “With the departure of Coutinho, Barcelona would stay with Dembélé and Griezmann, which can help secure the future. Moreover, Coutinho has a good poster in England and in Spain it has not gone well ”, he added.