JAKARTA - Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman was unhappy with the leaking of details of Lionel Messi's contract and promised to find out and punish those responsible for the act.
The Dutch coach was annoyed by the actions of Spanish media El Mundo in releasing the contents of Messi's contract with Barcelona. Koeman said that leaking player contracts is illegal because it is confidential.
Barcelona threatened to take legal action against the newspaper over the leaking of details of the contract.
Messi himself was brilliant in leading his side to a 2-1 win over Atheltic Bilbao on Monday, where he scored a free kick and recorded the 650th goal of his career at Barcelona.
"Whoever leaks Messi's contract cannot have a future at Barca," Koeman said after the match quoted by Antara from Goal. "What appears in the media about Messi is done with malicious intent.
"We have to try to find out how this can leak out in the media. We have to concentrate on our season. The team is doing well lately. We won a lot of games. We don't have to focus on this issue, but there are people who want to hurt Barca. and Leo. "
"Messi has shown his qualities as a footballer over the years, has helped a lot to make this club great and has helped a lot to win titles."
Koeman denied that the publication provided additional motivation for the 33-year-old Argentine on the pitch.
"I have noticed that Messi is very motivated, as in other games," added the Dutchman.
"Of course today's news can affect him. You have to respect the important players who have done a lot for this club."
"Leo is a winner, he always wants to prove his quality. It is important to be united."
Meanwhile, Koeman praised the hard work of his entire team after they won.
"The team was very good, especially in the first half. We deserved one more goal," he said.
"The team got a big reaction after their goal. When the score was 2-1, we had to defend the result and we did it."
Despite the win, Barca are still 10 points behind Atletico Madrid, who have also played one game less.
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