Aafter 16 seasons in Barcelona first team, Lionel Messi wants to leave the club.
This is what he communicated to the club in a burofax – a certified delivery of documents – which was sent to the club on Tuesday evening.
Messi is trying to leave the club for free, indicating the clause in his contract which allows him to leave unilaterally at the end of each season.
In theory, this clause was supposed to be activated before June 10, 20 days before the end of the usual football year, but the unusual circumstances of the forced coronavirus hiatus in the season mean that he hopes to get a revocation of his contact now during the off-season. delayed.
The argument is that the spirit of the clause was for a decision to be made in the few weeks following the end of a season and there are documents signed by Barcelona and from FIFA who express the belief that a season ends when the final is played.
Barcelona, however, they insist that the unilateral clause in MessiThe contract expired completely on June 10 and the player’s contract is fully active.
They communicated their position with their own burofax, which was sent back to MessiPeople at the same time say they hope he can complete his career in the Camp Nou.
It is clear that the club and the player have different positions in this matter and is likely to boil down to the small print.
Meanwhile, the Barcelona the fans and the world of football in general reacted.
As president Josep Maria Bartomeu met the directors at an emergency meeting on Tuesday evening, a group of supporters gathered outside the Camp Nou to demand the resignation of the president.
The police had to come and tear apart the crowd, due to the coronavirus rules.
Other figures in Barcelona even the world has asked Bartomeu resign in the meantime figures like Carles Puyol have sent support for Messi.
This is a saga that seems only at the beginning and that could become a tough legal battle.
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