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The conflict over the transfer request of FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi worsens. Messi was absent from the club’s crown trials on Sunday. This means that automatically it will not comprise of the beginning of the training of the culés today.
The Spanish league has already sided with the club and has communicated that Messi cannot change without paying the transfer clause in the contract. According to constant media reports, this should amount to 700 million euros. In order to change, Messi would need the approval of the Spanish league.
The boycott of tests and training takes the dispute between player and club to a new dimension. The boardroom of the club that surrounds President Josep Bartomeu will meet soon to discuss the consequences. Sanctions are also possible. The forward wants to free the runner-up. It is based on a clause that allows you to do this until shortly before the end of a season. Barça replied that the deadline for this was June 10.
The president does not want to negotiate
According to the contract, which runs until the end of June 2021, Messi should have communicated his will at least 20 days before the end of the season, is the attitude of the club, which now also has the backing of the league. According to an analysis by the specialized newspaper “AS”, Messi is playing a dangerous game. He is not “alone” risking various types of sanctions, he is risking 20 years at the club and the love of the fans. Although Bartomeu is anything but popular with fans, more and more fans are also bad at talking about Messi. The president of Barça, Bartomeu, had already announced that he would not negotiate a transfer of Messi with any club. He had also promised to resign if Messi saw him as the only obstacle to staying at Barça. And neither Manchester City nor Inter Milan nor Paris Saint Germain will pay the fixed 700 million.
