{"id":252,"date":"2024-12-18T21:45:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T13:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/?p=252"},"modified":"2024-12-18T21:45:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T13:45:06","slug":"musiala-casts-doubt-on-bayern-future-expresses-admiration-for-barcelona-and-messi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/18\/musiala-casts-doubt-on-bayern-future-expresses-admiration-for-barcelona-and-messi\/","title":{"rendered":"Musiala casts doubt on Bayern future, expresses admiration for Barcelona and Messi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-44.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-44.png 1000w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-44-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-44-768x591.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bayern Munich star Jamal Musiala hints at potential departure as he reveals childhood affection for Barcelona and Lionel Messi, sparking transfer speculation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jamal Musiala, the 21-year-old Bayern Munich sensation, has set the football world abuzz with recent comments suggesting he may not renew his contract with the German giants and expressing his admiration for Barcelona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview with Sport Bild, Musiala dampened hopes of an imminent contract extension, stating, &#8220;Unfortunately, I can&#8217;t give the fans a Christmas present. There will be no news in the near future&#8221;. The young attacker, whose current deal expires in June 2026, emphasized his focus on on-field performance amidst the pressure of contract negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Musiala&#8217;s revelation about his childhood hero has further fueled speculation about his future, as he disclosed, &#8220;When I was a child, I had several shirts and I always wore Messi&#8217;s. I had one of Neymar&#8217;s, but Messi was my hero, my favourite player&#8221;. The German international went on to express his admiration for Barcelona&#8217;s style of play, particularly highlighting the midfield trio of Xavi, Iniesta, and Busquets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Barcelona was my reference team, my favourite team. I could watch their matches over and over again,&#8221; Musiala added, potentially opening the door for a future move to the Catalan club. While Barcelona&#8217;s need for a player of Musiala&#8217;s profile is debatable, given similarities to current squad members like Pedri and Dani Olmo, the player&#8217;s clear message has undoubtedly caught the attention of the football world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Musiala enters the final stages of his contract with Bayern, his situation presents an intriguing opportunity for top clubs, with Barcelona potentially at the forefront given the player&#8217;s stated affinity for the club.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bayern Munich star Jamal Musiala hints at potential dep [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":254,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252\/revisions\/254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}