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Sport 360 – The transfer of Barcelona star Lionel Messi to Manchester City has been complicated in the last few hours, to the point that coach Pep Guardiola advised his compatriot and former star to stay at Camp Nou next season.
Messi sent a fax to Barcelona, demanding that the free exit clause be activated in his contract that expired on June 10, on the pretext that the season was long delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic and he did not have time to leave sooner. .
The Barcelona administration categorically rejects Lionel Messi’s demands, and is willing to go to court against him should he insist on leaving and move for free to another club, and the administration also does not want to allow him to leave in exchange for a sum of money, and confirmed that his departure will be in one case, which is a payment. The value of the penalty clause in his contract amounts to 700 million euros.
Messi will move to Manchester City in a single case
And the Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo, citing British sources, stated that Manchester City is not in a position to sign with Lionel Messi except in one case, which is to hire him for free.
The newspaper explained in its report that even if Barcelona agreed to negotiate Messi’s departure, Manchester City could not bear the costs of the deal, on the one hand it would pay a sum of money to the Catalan club, and on the other hand it would give the Argentine star an imaginary salary, and that is not applicable, especially from the club. You have recently had trouble with the Financial Fair Play laws.
The report adds that Manchester City were initially enthusiastic about signing with Messi, but after reviewing the accounts of the deal, it was clear that the deal was practically impossible unless the player reached an agreement with Barcelona to leave for free. .
Radio Catalonia also confirmed earlier that Pep Guardiola spoke with Messi while he was in Barcelona before returning to Manchester, and told him that the only solution he had before him was to stay at the Camp Nou because the Citizens could not pay any money in exchange for their services.
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