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The shameful defeat on August 14 ended a difficult season for Barcelona, the first without a title since 2007-08.
Messi then invoked a clause in the contract that allowed him to leave for free at the end of the season. But Barcelona said that provision expired in June. Messi’s team is expected to argue that the end of the season has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Neither team has given up yet, as Messi has not appeared in training alongside the rest of the team this week, and Barcelona said that would not facilitate his departure.
Barcelona renewed their position that they wanted Messi to stay at the club and that they did not plan to negotiate his transfer. Messi’s contract expires in June 2021 and has a penalty clause of € 700 million ($ 838 million).
In the same context, the club’s president, Josep Bartomeu, spoke to Messi’s father for the first time by phone after the loss to Bayern, and was told that Messi was frustrated and disappointed.
They spoke again several times after Messi announced his decision to leave, but the first personal meeting between them is expected to occur in the coming days.
Messi, who has said repeatedly in the past that he wants to end his Barcelona career, has not publicly stated his reasons for wanting to leave. Bartomeu has never been directly named in his criticisms of the club.
But the club’s president said last week that he was willing to resign if Messi saw it as a problem.
Barcelona have announced that they are not talking to any club about a possible transfer deal, but are open to negotiating the players that incoming coach Ronald Koeman said were not included in his plans, including Luis Suárez, Arturo Vidal and Samuel Umtiti.
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He offered Messi to extend his contract for two years, a club official with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
The contract could be extended during the 2022-2023 season. The two sides had previously agreed on most of the terms months ago, according to the club official.
But Barcelona and Messi have not had a direct argument since the Argentine announced last week that he wanted to leave the club.
This was announced 11 days after the end of the season, with a strong defeat for Barcelona against Bayern Munich, with eight goals from the German against two from the Spanish, in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
The shameful defeat on August 14 ended a difficult season for Barcelona, the first without a title since 2007-08.
Messi then invoked a clause in the contract that allowed him to leave for free at the end of the season. But Barcelona said that provision expired in June. Messi’s team is expected to argue that the end of the season has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Neither team has given up yet, as Messi has not appeared in training alongside the rest of the team this week, and Barcelona said that would not facilitate his departure.
Barcelona renewed their position that they wanted Messi to stay at the club and that they did not plan to negotiate his transfer. Messi’s contract expires in June 2021 and has a penalty clause of € 700 million ($ 838 million).
In the same context, the club’s president, Josep Bartomeu, spoke to Messi’s father for the first time by phone after the loss to Bayern, and was told that Messi was frustrated and disappointed.
They spoke again several times after Messi announced his decision to leave, but the first personal meeting between them is expected to occur in the coming days.
Messi, who has said repeatedly in the past that he wants to end his Barcelona career, has not publicly stated his reasons for wanting to leave. Bartomeu has never been directly named in his criticisms of the club.
But the club’s president said last week that he was willing to resign if Messi saw it as a problem.
Barcelona have announced that they are not talking to any club about a possible transfer deal, but are open to negotiating the players that incoming coach Ronald Koeman said were not included in his plans, including Luis Suárez, Arturo Vidal and Samuel Umtiti.
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