Barcelona coach demands that Messi be allowed to leave ... and the details of his agreement with Man City revealed
Barcelona's new coach, Ronald Koeman, joined the list of names calling for a quick solution to Barcelona captain Lionel Messi's crisis with the Catalan club, after he made an official request to leave.
Spanish media, including "Sport" and "Mundo Deportivo" quoted the coach as confirming to the club management the need to respect the player's will, and that if he is convinced of the necessity to leave, then they should allow him to do so.
He said that he did not want to leave this matter suspended, and that he would keep a player without his will in the squad, especially as the new season is approaching.
And the prominent name among the candidates for the club's presidency, Victor Font, had spoken about the same thing, and demanded an amicable solution between the two sides, and that the club's management, especially the current president Joseph Bartomeu, must respect his previous pledge to the player during the renewal of his current contract, that he would be allowed to leave at any time. So decided.
Font said in a press statement: Bartomeu said a few months ago that if any player, especially Messi, decided to leave, it would not be an obstacle to him. ”Font denied that Messi had committed a" betrayal movement "of the club and its history, and said: What happened is that the board of directors Current, things are disappointed by mismanagement of many files.
On the other hand, the British newspaper "The Sun" revealed the details of the initial agreement between Messi and Manchester City FC, and said that it is a "imaginary contract" that will be over 5 years, including three years for a City player, then two years in New York City, a practitioner in the league competitions. American Football Association, which is considered one of the clubs of the City World Group.
She said that the total value of the five years will reach 700 million euros, of which about 130 million euros annually, including salary, bonuses, and more.
She said that this deal made Messi's father, and his business manager, Jorge, travel to Barcelona today, where he arrived in the morning at El Prata airport to meet with club president Joseph Bartomeu, and to agree on a way to disengage the two sides.
Man City does not want to pay large sums of money to Barcelona or include players in the deal, and is betting on the player’s departure for free, based on the contract signed between him and Barcelona, but the Spanish club insists that Messi is required to pay 700 million euros if he wants to free himself from the current contract, And moving as a free player to any club he wants.
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