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.
