In a sudden change of his refusal to hold a meeting with the club president, the Argentine star Lionel Messi requested a session of talks to find a solution to the crisis of his request to leave Barcelona, while adhering to the request to leave, according to Spanish reports.
The Argentine star informed the club of his desire to leave, through the Porfax service last Tuesday, as he did not come to the club and refused to meet his president.
The Spanish newspaper MARCA reported that Messi requested a meeting with the club while adhering to the decision to leave, and indicated that the player knows very well that he cannot leave the Camp Nou for free this summer, but he wants to reduce the huge penalty clause of 700 million euros (830 million dollars). ), As there is no club in the world that can pay this amount now, especially after the Corona crisis.
The newspaper said that Barcelona will not budge from its position by demanding the penalty clause in full in the event of his departure, and they sent a message to the team captain refusing to hold any talks about the amount of the penalty clause, as the talks are "either to renew his contract or there is nothing to discuss", as the club wants Messi to complete his contract if The penalty clause was not paid.
The newspaper confirmed that Barcelona still had hopes of persuading Messi to stay, especially since he will go to the club next Sunday to take a Corona virus test before the start of the new season under the leadership of coach Ronald Koeman on Monday.