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At the exit. Lionel Messi is refusing to join when Barcelona start preseason training, according to Spanish media reports. Stock Photography.
Soccer star Lionel Messi has no intention of joining Barcelona’s training kickoff this weekend, according to Spanish media reports.
According to sports magazine Marca, Messi “will go to war” against the club he joined when he was 13 years old.
Earlier this week came the shocking news that Lionel Messi is demanding to leave FC Barcelona. The club wants to keep the 33-year-old player who has one year left on his contract, but according to Spanish newspapers, the Argentine remains firm.
The Barcelona players will be crowned on Sunday to begin training for the next season on Monday.
But Lionel Messi will not join. La Vanguardia informs that the Argentine star player will send a document to FC Barcelona informing that he will not join the club and the new coaching staff with coach Ronald Koeman and assistant Henrik Larsson.
Informed president
It is said that Messi already informed the president of FC Barcelona, Josep Maria Bartomeu, of his decision.
It was on Tuesday that Messi told the club he wanted to leave, creating a new storm for Barcelona, less than two weeks after the humiliating 2-8 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
According to Spanish newspapers, the lawyers representing Messi have said that his current contract is no longer valid as they have informed him that he wants to leave.
Refers to clause
They refer to a clause in the four-year contract he signed in 2017, which allows Messi to leave the club for free if he requests it before June 10.
Messi’s camp claims the date, normally after the end of the season, is now irrelevant due to the corona pandemic that caused the season to be delayed and did not end until well into August.
In recent days, there has been much speculation about Messi’s next club direction and Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter have been mentioned as favorites.
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