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A first meeting of negotiations between Lionel Messi’s father and representatives of FC Barcelona on the superstar’s march comes to an unsuccessful end.
In a first meeting of the father and coach of world footballer Lionel Messi with the president of FC Barcelona, Josep Maria Bartomeu, apparently there was no rapprochement. Both sides had insisted on their demands, the media wrote Wednesday night. According to this information, Messi himself was not present at the interview.
Barça want to stay with Messi and have offered a contract extension until 2022, he said. His father emphasized that after almost two decades, his son no longer wanted to play for the “blaugrana”.
“La Vanguardia” wrote that the meeting, held in strict secrecy at the FC Barcelona facilities, lasted just over an hour and a half. The club noted that the atmosphere was pleasant. It was initially unknown if there would be another meeting.
Cause Messi: Barcelona insists on a clause of 700 million
Since the 2: 8 debacle against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals on August 14, the 33-year-old superstar has been publicly silent. In addition, he was only seen once, according to the media: when he was visiting a restaurant with his partner Luis Suárez. In the conflict, the fronts have apparently grown hopelessly hardened in recent days. Messi stayed away from the mandatory crown tests on Sunday and has skipped all the Spanish runner-up’s training sessions so far this week. He reportedly wants to move to Manchester City for former coach Pep Guardiola.
According to media reports, Messi is now threatened with a hefty fine, especially since the Spanish league has sided with the club. The star shouldn’t go out for free against his will, he said. In the Argentine contract, which runs until June 2021, a substitution clause is anchored, which remains in force. It should amount to 700 million euros. FC Barcelona insists that the club that wants to sign Messi pay that amount. Negotiations are excluded.
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