Ernesto Valverde arrived to the FC Barcelona in summer of the past year 2017 and signed an agreement of two fixed years with a third optional, so much by part of the club as of the own trainer. This is his second campaign at the head of the bench of the Camp Nou, by what said clause would activate from the next summer.

From the directive of the Catalan entity, see with good eyes that the Txingurri extend his links with the culés a third campaign. Nevertheless, there is somebody that has a special wish that the trainer extremeño give the 'himself, want to' to his third year of agreement. It treats of Leo Messi, captain and star of the team.

According to the informations of the daily Ace, Leo Messi has a relation of special affection with Ernesto Valverde, maybe like any that it have had with another trainer. The Argentinian feels comfortable with the extremeño in the bench and has learnt other unseen capacities of his game that had not taken out to relucir with other trainers.

"It is the trainer that better has known to carry to Messi", indicate sources of the daily Ace directly related with the changing room of the Barça. "It has given him tranquility and has showed him to the footballer the capacity of reading that has of the parties and that moving pieces or readjusting the initial plan, the team improves", add.

To level of performance, this clear that Leo Messi has deployed a spectacular game. Now no only it is decisive with golazos and played of genius, but it is able to choose the best option for the team and that, without Xavi Hernández andTo ndrés Iniesta, is the one who has assumed the role of playmaker in offensive zone.

Valverde Still has not said that yes

Ernesto Valverde even has not given answer to the activation of his third year in the bench culé. For the technician extremeño, the wear of a club like the FC Barcelona is something that goes to weigh in his decision, of the same way that the sportive results of this campaign 2018-19. The Catalan entity would have given him a term until February to answer.