Messi surprises everyone ... and happy news for Barcelona's supporters is expected tomorrow
The Spanish newspaper "Sport" revealed part of the details of the important meeting that took place yesterday between the father of Barcelona's star and captain Lionel Messi, his business manager, Jorge, and the management of Barcelona club represented by the club's president, Joseph Bartomeu, and the rest of the members.
The newspaper said that a sudden change in the course of things could push Lionel Messi to stay with his team next season, to leave afterwards through the big door for free in the summer of 2021.
Sport confirmed that Lionel Messi's father confirmed in his meeting that his son wanted to leave, and that he would negotiate with the club on this basis. However, the club's management seemed very strict, and insisted on its position rejecting his departure, without paying the penalty clause in his contract of 700 million euros.
The first meeting since the outbreak of the crisis ended without any significant results.
Argentine journalist Martin Arévalo, who is close to Messi's family and has strong ties to Barcelona officials, gave a happy news to the club's supporters, saying that "there is a probability of up to 90% that Lionel Messi will stay with Barcelona for only one season, provided that his departure is distinguished and in a proper manner in the summer." 2021, without any penalty clause. "
He also said that Messi will reassess things today, with his final decision to be tomorrow, and he expected it to stay, but with conditions that he may specify later.
It is noteworthy that Messi was insisting that his contract did not include a clause to pay 700 million euros, and that sending him a "fax" requesting to leave officially would make him relieve his commitment, but the club confirms that the date of revoking the penalty clause passed last June, without Messi confirming Any request to leave, and it was too late. "
There have been many talks in recent days about a big deal that Man City is preparing to join Messi, for 700 million euros, including incentives and salaries for five years, but on the condition that he move as a free player, and without the English club having to pay 700 million euros, the value of the penalty clause.
Man City coach Pep Guardiola had also given advice to Messi two days ago, asking him to continue for a season with Barcelona, and that he would be happy to join Man City after that as a free player, assuring him that the club would not be able to pay the penalty clause in his contract now.
Sport said that the ball is now in the stadium of Lionel Messi and his father, and that Bartomeu has given them until tomorrow for the final decision.
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