It's been claimed that an unnamed Argentina player has
threatened to break the legs of Barcelona
star Lionel Messi.
AS says lawyer
Marcelo Open, who has ties to Daniel Passarella, made the claim on
El Oro y el Moro in Argentina when discussing the coaching
of Diego Maradona.
Open refused to identify
the player, but said he was a member of the current Argentina
squad.
Open said that “if we have a headcase threatening Messi and
tells him he’ll break his legs, and it’s a colleague who’s in the
squad, there’s something wrong.”
The lawyer didn’t give any names but he pointed out that “over
the Brazil-Argentina match a footballer could be seen blaming a
teammate after the first goal.”
Open said that “with a serious coach these things wouldn’t
happen. What would be unreal is that the team does well. Instead of
defending Messi, who is an educated boy who makes us look good in
the world and is worth 120 million dollars, the one who threatens
him is defended and he is given away to play elsewhere.”
For his part, Messi's Dad and agent, Jorge Messi, denied the
claims.
The lawyer Marcelo Open refused to identify the player. Looks
like he is not so Open abt it after all.