Argentine star Lionel Messi resorted to the Burofax service to inform FC Barcelona of his departure, so have you ever heard of this service, and why did Messi prefer to deal with it without all other means?
The Porofax service in Spain is used to send documents in an urgent and documented manner. Correspondence includes sufficient information about the sender, the receiver and the date of sending.
Post offices provide this service, and in Messi's case, the legal team directed their correspondence to the post office by fax, and the office documented the correspondence and delivered it manually to the Barcelona administration, and sent proof of delivery to Messi's legal team.
This service is widely used when signing contracts, or for exchanging various legal correspondences, and documents sent with this service can be used before the courts.
Why did Messi resort to this service?
The legal team relied on using the "Porofax" service because the dispute is currently with the Barcelona administration over the expiration date of the clause that allows Messi to leave at the end of each season.
The Barcelona administration says that this clause has not been in effect since the end of last May, while Messi's legal team confirms that the exceptional circumstances due to the Corona virus have extended the season that only ended with the organization of the Champions League final two days ago.
In the event that the two parties resort to justice, Messi's team can prove that they sent the request to leave before the expiration of the deadlines, and the Barcelona administration cannot excuse not receiving the correspondence or its late arrival.
Although news of Messi's departure appeared today, there is no confirmation about the date of the correspondence and when it arrived at the Barcelona administration.