An initial agreement with Man City gives him a 5-year contract for 700 million euros
The Barcelona coach and a "presidential candidate" are calling for Messi to be allowed to go
Lionel Messi is more convinced than ever to leave Barcelona.
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New Barcelona coach Coman during a training session the day before yesterday.
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Barcelona's new coach, Ronald Koeman, joined the list of names calling for a quick solution to Barcelona's captain, Lionel Messi, with the Catalan club, after he submitted 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 does not want to leave this matter suspended, and reserves a player without his will in the squad, especially since the new season is approaching.
It was also the prominent name among the candidates for the presidency of the club, Victor Font, who had spoken about the same thing, and demanded an amicable solution between the two sides, and that it is incumbent upon the club's management, especially the current president, Joseph Bartomeu, to respect his previous commitment to the player, during the renewal of his current contract. That he will be allowed to go whenever he so decides.
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 carried out a "betrayal movement" of the club and its history, and said: What happened is that the current board of directors disappointed things, due to its mismanagement of many files.
On the other hand, the British newspaper "The Sun" revealed the details of the initial agreement between Messi and Man City FC, and said that it is a "fictional contract, which will be over five years, including three years for a City player, then two years in New York City, the practitioner." Within the American Football League, which is considered one of the City Group's global clubs.
She said that the total value of the five years will reach 700 million euros, of which about 130 million euros annually, including a salary, bonuses, and others.
She said that this deal made Messi's father and his business manager, Jorge, go to Barcelona yesterday, where they arrived in the morning at El Prata airport, to meet with the club's 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 departure of the player 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.
Barcelona presidential candidate Font Victor confirmed that the incumbent president, Bartomeu, had pledged to Messi to let him go, if he wanted to.
Manchester City is betting on the inclusion of Messi as a free player, far from the penalty clause in his contract with Barcelona.
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