In pictures ... Messi's father arrives in Barcelona and meets the club president within hours to start "disengagement" negotiations
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Today, the Spanish media reported pictures of the father of Barcelona's star and captain Lionel Messi, Jorge, after his arrival at El Prat airport in Barcelona, where he will meet within hours Barcelona club president Joseph Bartomeu to agree on a way to disengage the historic star and the club's management.
The Spanish newspaper "Sport", which is close to Barcelona, said that a large group of media representatives surrounded Jorge Messi, who runs his son's business as soon as he arrived from the Argentine city of Rosario.
But he only answered one sentence, where he said: I do not know anything.
After that, he refused to talk about anything, pending the outcome of matters with the Barcelona club management.
It is noteworthy that Messi submitted an official request to leave the club, in light of talk of a preliminary agreement between him and Man City, while in return the Barcelona club’s management adheres to the penal clause of 700 million euros.
A number of club officials, including President Bartomeu, have stated in recent days that they are committed to the player's survival, and will not discuss anything related to his departure.
And that if he insists, he must pay the penalty clause.
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