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Messi was expected to speak publicly for the first time about his desire to leave Barcelona, but it was his father, Jorge, who issued an official statement responding to LaLiga. The Argentine star’s agent sent a note addressed to the president of the league, Javier Tebas, accusing the organization of “obvious bias” and defending the player’s right to terminate with Barcelona for free. The text was published in its entirety by the newspaper “As”.
In his letter, Jorge Messi responds to the statement published by LaLiga last week, when the body came out in defense of Barcelona and indicated that Messi’s contract is in force, and that a termination could only occur through the payment of a 700 fine. million euros (R $ 4.5 billion). Messi’s father uses harsh words to reject the version.
Jorge Messi, father and agent of the ace, arrives by car at his lawyers’ office in Barcelona – Photo: REUTERS / Nacho Doce
Jorge Messi affirms that there is an “evident bias in the role that the institution plays in defending the interests of its members.” And that he and his son “are unaware that the contract was analyzed” by the league so it concluded that the player would have to pay compensation. Quote in full the clause that Messi intends to activate to say goodbye to the Camp Nou: This compensation will not apply when the termination of the contract by unilateral decision of the player enters into force as of the end of the 2019/20 sports season ”..
– Not counting other rights that are in the contract and that you omit, it is obvious that the compensation of 700 million euros, provided for in the previous clause, does not apply at all – Jorge Messi ends.
Minutes later, La Liga issued an official statement responding publicly to Jorge Messi’s letter, indicating that he maintains his interpretation of the contract.
– The message sent by the player Leo Messi reached LaLiga. This response expresses and confirms the decontextualized interpretation and far from the literality of the contract they signed, which LaLiga reiterates in the statement published on August 30.
The legal difference between Messi and Barcelona
The star, considered the best player in the history of the club, did not appear again this week, as foreseen by the board. He was expected to audition for Covid-19 last Sunday and start training on Monday, but he didn’t show up, as predicted by the local press.
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On Tuesday, the player explained what the journalists had already commented: he sent a burofax (letter with acknowledgment of receipt) indicating that he wants to leave the club by activating an automatic termination clause. This part of the contract would indicate that Messi could leave for free as long as he communicates the decision within 10 days after the end of the season.
And the legal problem is due to the divergence regarding the end of the season date, which had its calendar altered due to the long stoppage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The 2019/20 round officially ended only on August 23 (Champions League final), and Messi uses this date to activate the clause. Barça understands it differently and ensures that the season ended on May 31, as planned before the pandemic, taking into account that the clause has already expired.
In the midst of this legal dispute, the player’s father and agent, Jorge Messi, traveled to Barcelona and met with President Josep Maria Bartomeu last Wednesday. He arrived in Spain indicating that it would be difficult for the ace to stay at the club and would have left the match without an agreement with the board. However, hours later the Spanish press began to report that the Argentine’s chances of staying had increased.
See the full letter:
“To the National Professional Soccer League
Mr. Javier Tebas Medrano
President
Barcelona, September 4, 2020
Mr. Jorge Horacio Messi, as representative of the professional soccer player Mr. Lionel Andrés Messi, in response to the Informative Note published on August 30, 2020 by the National Professional Football League, on the contractual situation of the player, and the margin of His Obvious bias due to the role that this institution plays in defense of the interests of its members (football clubs), I must point out that:
1st- We do not know which contract is the one they analyzed, and what are the bases on which they conclude that it would have a “termination clause” applicable in the event that the player decides to terminate it unilaterally, with effect from the end. of the 2019/20 sports season.
2nd – This is due to an obvious error on your part. Thus, as literally stated in clause 8.2.3.6 of the contract signed between the club and the player.
This compensation will not apply when the contract is terminated by a unilateral decision of the player from the end of the 2019/20 sports season ”.
Without mentioning other rights that are in the contract and that you omit, it is clear that the compensation of 700 million euros, provided for in the previous clause, does not apply at all.
