“I would never go to the court against Barça”

Messi stays at FC Barcelona against his will. The club had insisted on paying the transfer fee of € 700 million stipulated in the contract. And that was “impossible,” emphasized the professional. You can leave the club for free next year.

Lionel Messi stays at FC Barcelona. The six-time world footballer has failed in his plan to leave the club this summer before his contract expires. Messi confirmed this Friday in an interview with goal.com that he will also play for Barça next season. In one year you can leave the club for free.

The club’s president, Josep Bartomeu, had made it clear that it could only have changed if the release clause stipulated in the contract had been activated, the 33-year-old said. According to media reports, this amounts to 700 million euros. “And that is impossible,” Messi said.

“Barça is the club of my life”

“The other option,” Messi said in an interview, “was for a judge to clarify. But I would never go to court against Barça because it is the club that I love. Who has given me everything since I came here. It’s the club of my life. “

Messi had informed those responsible in a certified letter on August 25 that he wanted to leave the Catalans. It was based on a clause in your contract that should allow you to terminate the contract unilaterally and even change without charge. However, the deadline had already expired at this time. Your contract is valid until the end of June 2021.

The club made it clear from the start that they didn’t want to let the Argentine superstar go. It could only have changed because of the fixed transfer fee. As the best candidate, Manchester City was traded with former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola.

Messi had not spoken in public since the disastrous 8-2 in the Champions League quarter-finals against FC Bayern on August 14. His father and coach Jorge Messi (62) had talks with the club’s leaders. In a meeting with Bartomeu on Wednesday there was no rapprochement.

Zauberfloh has played for FC Barcelona since 2000. With the Catalans he won the Champions League four times and the Spanish championship ten times. Last season, FC Barcelona was left without a title. According to media reports, new coach Ronald Koeman has already announced that he will no longer grant Messi the previous privileges.