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Lionel Messi’s father has insisted that the player no longer has a 700 million euro buyout clause in Barcelona in a letter to the president of La Liga Javier Tebas.
Jorge Messi, who is also his son’s agent, arrived in Barcelona on Wednesday to try to get out of the deadlock on the player’s bet to leave the club for free.
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In a statement released this Friday, Jorge cited a clause in Messi’s contract that states that “this compensation will not be applied when the resolution of the contract, by unilateral decision of the player, comes into effect from the end of the 2019 sports season- twenty”. . “
He added: “It is obvious that the compensation of 700 million euros … does not apply at all.”
Messi’s statement comes in response to one issued by La Liga last Sunday, in which the league strongly aligned itself with Barça and against Messi.
The League said it had analyzed the player’s contract, which remained valid with an active termination clause, set at 700 million euros, and that Messi’s withdrawal to allow his transfer would not be processed without that amount being paid.
The league stood firm on that contract analysis Friday, describing Messi’s interpretation of the clause in question as “taken out of context.”
Messi and his advisers had been discussing their next steps after Jorge Messi met with Barça president Josep Maria Bartomeu for a talk on Wednesday with the aim of resolving the situation.
Messi notified the club of his wish to leave on August 25, believing that a clause in his contract allowed him to do so for free.
Barça argued that the clause had already expired, Messi was under contract until 2021, a position subsequently endorsed by La Liga, and that an attempt to leave now without paying his release clause would risk legal action.
Messi, 33, has refused to attend training sessions with new coach Ronald Koeman this week.
Barça sources told ESPN that Wednesday’s meeting was positive and constructive, and the club does not rule out that Messi will stay one more season.
The club believes that Messi has no doubts about his sporting project, but is motivated by his search for new challenges on and off the field.
However, Messi and his legal team had not made any public comment until Friday’s statement was released.
ESPN has reported that if Messi moves, Manchester City is the favorite to sign him.
The club has been investigating the finances involved since Messi spoke with coach Pep Guardiola, with a possible deal involving a stint at City before joining New York City FC.
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