Lionel Messi’s father Jorge breaks the silence as he lands in Barcelona for confrontational talks

Jorge Messi has landed in Barcelona to face the conversations about the future of his son Lionel and declared: “I don’t know anything.”

Messi Snr, who also works as an agent for the Argentine superstar, was photographed boarding a private plane in Argentina on Tuesday night to head to Spain.

He landed at El Prat airport in Barcelona early Wednesday morning, where he was greeted by a scrum of reporters after his son plunged the Catalan club into chaos.

In his first public appearance since the news broke, he simply said, “I don’t know anything, guys” as he made his way to a taxi past a crowd of reporters.

You will meet with the club managers, including President Josep Maria Bartomeu, later in the day.

Jorge is said to want to negotiate a friendly exit from the club, while Bartomeu and Barcelona are still hoping to convince their star to sign a new deal.

Manchester City football director Txiki Begiristain is also currently in Barcelona, ​​with some suggestions that he could meet Messi.

The Premier League club is leading the way in landing the playmaker if he leaves, with claims that they have come up with a massive five-year contract proposal worth a staggering over £ 600 million.

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With Messi refusing to show up at the start of preseason training with new coach Ronald Koeman this week, the situation is getting more and more intense.

LaLiga also stepped in to issue a statement insisting that its termination clause at the club still applies.

And the arrival of Jorge Messi means that the next 24-48 hours will be crucial and could be decisive in the future of possibly the greatest player of all time.

Barcelona is said to want to offer him a two-year contract until the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

Meanwhile, Messi is convinced he wants to leave, but faces a complicated situation with a dispute over the release clause in his contract.

The player insists the clause has expired and does not currently apply, while Barcelona and LaLiga say their £ 623 million buyout clause is still active.

Both sides want to prevent the situation from being resolved in court, but neither club can afford the £ 630 million buyout clause in Messi’s current deal.