Ramos expresses his opinion on the departure of Messi from Barcelona
Spain and Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has said that the Argentine star, Lionel Messi, should be allowed to make a decision about his future if he wants to stay or leave Barcelona after two decades in his ranks.
“He (Messi) has gained the right to decide his future. I don’t know if he is doing it in the best way. For Spanish football, for Barcelona and for us who want to beat the best,” Ramos said on the eve of the European Championship’s opening match against Germany in Stuttgart. We would like to stay. "
He added, "Leo makes the Spanish league and his team better. He makes the" Clasico "more beautiful because you love to win while you play against the best and he is one of the best in the world. But he has the right to decide his own destiny."
And Messi, the best player in the world six times, sparked an earthquake last week in the world of round ball by announcing through his lawyer his desire to leave the Catalan club, which joined its ranks in 2000 at the age of 13.
Messi is demanding that the termination clause between him and Barcelona be activated until June 2021, which allows him to leave for free once the season ends.
On the other hand, Barcelona confirmed that this clause ended on the tenth of last June, but the Argentine "flea" is considered to be still in effect due to the exceptional season that was interrupted for more than three months due to the outbreak of the new Corona virus, and it only ended in the week before the last of August. the past.
The Catalan team insists that its captain will only leave if the penalty clause of 700 million euros (833 million dollars) is paid, which was supported by the Spanish League, which in turn confirms the penalty clause is still in effect.
Rumors abound about the possibility of moving the "flea" to Manchester City, which is coached by Spaniard Josep Guardiola, Messi's former coach in the Catalan team.
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