Urgent: Messi announces to remain officially in Barcelona ... and explains the reasons for the decision

Argentine star Lionel Messi announced to Spanish media that he would remain officially in Barcelona for an additional season until the end of his contract in 2021, preferring not to fight a legal battle with his club management, which refused his departure from the team without paying the penalty clause in his 700 million euros contract.

"I was not happy and I wanted to leave now. I was not allowed to leave in any way, and I will continue with the club so as not to enter into a legal dispute with the club," "AS" newspaper quoted Messi’s statements in an interview with the Spanish website Goal. This administration led by Bartomeu is simply a disaster!

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