Messi’s father’s first comment after his meeting with the president of Barcelona (video)

Jorge Messi, father and commercial manager of Argentine star Lionel Messi, hinted at the possibility of his son continuing with his Barça team until the end of his contract in the summer of next year.

And the Spanish channel “Quattro” published a video clip in which Messi, the father, appeared, responding to what appears to be a “yes” to a journalist’s question about whether the possibility that his son, “Leo”, could stay at Barcelona until the end of the new season and then go free at the end of it.

Jorge Messi’s statement came after his meeting with the president of Barcelona last night, Wednesday, to determine the future of the “flea.”

According to media reports, the meeting of the leaders of the Catalan team with Messi’s father and his advisers did not yield any results, because neither side was willing to change their position, and negotiations are expected to take place later. between Barcelona and Messi’s representatives.

And Messi, the best player in the world six times, woke up last week, an earthquake in the world of the round ball, announcing through his lawyer, his desire to leave the Catalan club, which joined their ranks in 2000 when I was 13 years old.

Messi demands that the termination clause between him and Barcelona be activated until June 2021, which allows him to leave for free once the season ends.

For its part, Barcelona confirmed that this clause expired on June 10, but it is considered that the Argentine “flea” is still in force, due to the exceptional season that was interrupted for more than three months by the outbreak of the new Corona virus, and which only ended the week before the previous one. Since last August.

The Catalan team insists that their captain will not leave unless the penalty clause is paid, which amounts to 700 million euros, which was supported by the Spanish League, which in turn confirms that the penalty clause is still in force.

Last Monday, the 33-year-old forward interrupted Barcelona’s first training session in preparation for the start of the new season, missing the mandatory test to detect the “Covid-19” virus, which was scheduled for Sunday.

Source: AFP

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