Barcelona's 'severe show': What does the new season hold for Messi, Bartomeu and Koeman

 Both the enduring an onslaught president and the need away skipper is still at Camp Nou, so it is difficult to tell what's in the store other than more disorder in Catalunya.

Last season alone, we had charges of burglary, breaks to the press, a web-based media embarrassment, a column over compensation cuts and insignificant public contentions, a verifiably awful beating by Bayern Munich in the Champions League, and afterward, to finish everything off, the most sensational exchange adventure in football history.

We should start with the uplifting news, in any case: Lionel Messi is still in Barcelona.

Presently, the terrible news: Josep Maria Bartomeu is still in Barcelona.

That might be something beneficial for the media; each great story needs a convincing hero and a most outstanding adversary, all things considered. Be that as it may, it is an unwanted interruption for the players and their new mentor, Ronald Koeman.

Bartomeu's proceeded with the presence at Camp Nou implies that the club stays in a consistent condition of disorder, making more contentions and rancor inescapable.

The president says he would not like to "get into any contention" with Messi, however, we are route past that point.

As he sketched out in his exciting restrictive meeting with Goal, the chief is enraged with the manner by which the club has been run as of late.

"There has been no task or anything for quite a while," he smoldered. "They shuffle and spread gaps as things pass by."

Moreover, he stays upset that Bartomeu hindered his arrangement to leave during the slow time of year, in any event, venturing to such an extreme as to blame his supervisor for breaking his statement to release him.

Messi, obviously, no longer has any confidence in Bartomeu.

Nor do 20,687 club individuals, who a week ago moved a movement of no-trust in the president.

An official board declaration is expected one week from now, and almost certainly, there will be a decision on Bartomeu's future in October. Should he be constrained out before his residency is set to end one year from now, a temporary board would administer the appointment of another president in December.

It is in the midst of this air of mounting pressure and perpetual vulnerability that new mentor Koeman must attempt to some way or another focus minds on issues on the field.

In fact, the Dutchman's arrangement as Quique Setien's replacement immediately turned into the commentary in the account of the late spring as Koeman was consigned to the part of a minor character in what Messi alluded to as "a ruthless dramatization".

Presidential up-and-comer Victor Font, who has close binds with Xavi, has backtracked on his case that he would eliminate Koeman partially through his two-year contract regardless of whether the previous sweeper won the high pitch. In any case, the way things are, Koeman is no applicant's No.1 decision to lead Barca towards another time of progress.

Therefore, the new manager realizes that flatware is significant on the off chance that he must have any desire for clutching his activity.

All in all, with Barcelona, set to start their Liga crusade on Sunday, at home to Villarreal, what expectation does Koeman have of recovering the title from Real Madrid?

On the in addition to side, the heroes have not spent a solitary penny this mid-year, which implies we can hope for something else of the equivalent from Zinedine Zidane's side – robustness in guard however issues in the assault, as so impeccably outlined in a weekend ago's scoreless draw at Real Sociedad.

Madrid, at that point, can be brought down. Regardless of whether Barca is the group to thump them off their roost, however, is a lot of open to discuss.

Reassuringly, the Catalans won every one of the three of their pre-season installations, with Antoine Griezmann, Ousmane Dembele, and Philippe Coutinho all getting among the objectives, and it is basic that the three most costly exchanges in Barca's history rediscover their absolute best structure if the group is flourishing this season.

Spending preposterous aggregates of cash on unsatisfactory signings is one reason why Barcelona is in this wreck. Truly, the COVID has hit the Catalan club hard, costing them €315 million (£287m/$366m) in income, yet their salary for 2019-20 was still above €700m.

Bringing in cash has not been an issue with Barcelona; the issue is that it has been squandered. Furthermore, presently there's little left. As Koeman surrendered on Saturday, "What I need [in the exchange market] is unimaginable from a money related perspective."

Koeman's favored 4-2-3-1 arrangement should, at any rate, demonstrate a superior fit for huge numbers of Barca's lemon, including Coutinho, who has never looked agreeable as a midfielder or a winger.

Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, who dominated under Koeman at the global level, indicated glimmers of his undoubted capacity last season and ought to likewise profit massively from being conveyed in a twofold rotate close by Sergio Busquets.

Luis Suarez's flight for Atletico Madrid, obviously, leaves a vast gap in Barca's assault, and there is a reasonable dread that the choice to let him join a titled opponent could cause issues down the road for the Blaugrana on the posterior.

The way of his exit has just additionally disturbed his Messi, who, in a genuine accolade for his old buddy distributed on Instagram on Friday, likewise made a point to stick another boot into both Bartomeu and Koeman, who educated Suarez he had no future at the club through a short call.

"You didn't merit for them to toss you out as they did," the captain told his kindred South American in an open letter which drew uphold from previous Barca stars Neymar, Dani Alves, Cesc Fabregas, and Samuel Eto'o. "Yet, truly at this stage, nothing shocks me any longer."

Koeman has denied slighting Suarez – "It appears to be that I've been given a role as the trouble maker in this film however dislike that." – and, from an absolutely donning viewpoint, plainly the Uruguayan is in decrease, yet he actually got multiple times and contributed 11 aids 36 games in all rivalries last season.

Suarez's most probable substitution, Memphis Depay, would be excited with such measurements, allowed the 26-year-old Lyon forward has just once scored in excess of 15 objectives over a whole mission (22, in 2017-18).

Barca fans would much have liked to see long-lasting objective Lautaro Martinez show up from Inter rather yet they will, in any event, cheer up from the way that 11 of Depay's 19 Netherlands objectives came in 18 games under Koeman.

Depay would likewise include some truly necessary movement in the assault, given Barcelona can look horrendously slow when Dembele is inaccessible for choice, which is a tragically normal event.

With Barca as yet attempting to raise assets for moves by offloading any semblance of Martin Braithwaite, Samuel Umtiti, Jean-Clair Todibo, Rafinha, and Junior Firpo, it could be one week from now before another aggressor shows up at Camp Nou.

Against Villarreal on Sunday, fans are probably going to see Griezmann, who hit 15 objectives in 41 games last term, driving the line, though with the France star normally changing situation with Messi.

Ansu Fati ought to likewise have some influence in the game, with the adolescent's unavoidable advancement to the senior crew have been at long last made authority on Wednesday – alongside his €400m purchase out provision.

Riqui Puig's status stays dubious, however. The 21-year-old was one of only a handful scarcely any features of a generally miserable 2019-20 mission, yet Koeman sees no ordinary part for him this term.

Thus, the Masia item, who is worshiped by the fans, could be conveyed borrowed, especially with new marking Miralem Pjanic now rivaling Busquets and De Jong in midfield.

Notwithstanding, it has even been guaranteed that the previous Juventus playmaker could be utilized as something of an advanced No.10, requested to contribute as much protectively as repulsively.

Thus, Pjanic's exact job is only one of the many intriguing subplots in front of the new season at Barcelona.

Messi, obviously, will be the superstar indeed, however with endless questions over his supporting cast and Bartomeu declining to get off the stage, it is difficult to know now whether this fierce dramatization will have a cheerful consummation.