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Messi wanted to activate a clause that would allow him to leave for free a year before his contract expired, but the club insisted on paying the 700 million euro penalty clause before the exit door was opened.
In the end, Messi said that he would remain in Barcelona for one season until the end of his contract in the summer of 2021, but his departure at this time was no longer certain, according to the latest news.
According to"Sky sports"Manchester City manager Josep Guardiola, who has a good relationship with Messi, stopped his plan to persuade the player to join Manchester City.
The network quoted a well-known Spanish soccer expert, Simra Hunter, as saying: "I learned from a source familiar with the situation that Manchester City will not enter the competition to include Messi. According to the information I have until today, this door is closed".
وتاع هانتر: "Manchester City has two reasons: age and money. In terms of age, Messi is heading towards the last years of his career. Messi will have something else that we saw over 17 years at Barcelona".
The soccer expert added: "He even said that his career was coming to an end.".
وأوضح: "This is also linked to his salary, because although Manchester City included him for free (after the end of his contract) his salary was very high. It will cost the club around 100 million euros a year. This would be very stressful for any club, especially considering that we are in the middle of the Corona crisis.".
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The source revealed that Manchester City, the destination most capable of including Messi, rejected the deal, due to the Argentine star’s old age, as well as his exaggerated salary.
And last summer a crisis arose between Messi (33 years old) and Barcelona due to the desire to leave the forward, after a very bad season for the Catalan team.
Messi wanted to activate a clause that would allow him to leave for free a year before his contract expired, but the club insisted on paying the 700 million euro penalty clause before the exit door was opened.
In the end, Messi said that he would remain in Barcelona for one season until the end of his contract in the summer of 2021, but his departure at this time was no longer certain, according to the latest news.
According to “Sky Sports”, Manchester City manager Josep Guardiola, who has a good relationship with Messi, stopped his plan to persuade the player to join Manchester City.
The chain quoted a renowned Spanish soccer expert, Simra Hunter, as saying: “I learned from a source familiar with the situation that Manchester City will not enter the competition to include Messi. According to the information I have until today, this door is closed”.
Hunter added, “Manchester City has two reasons: age and money. In terms of age, Messi is heading into the last years of his career. Messi will include something different than what we saw for 17 years at Barcelona.”
The football expert added: “He even said that his career is coming to an end.”
He explained: “This is also related to his salary, because even if Manchester City included him for free (after the end of his contract) his salary is very high. It will cost the club around 100 million euros annually. This will be very stressful. for any club, especially considering that we are in the midst of the Crown crisis. “
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