La Liga confirm paying Messi's €700M release clause would be the only way out for him

La Liga have released an official statement to confirm they side with Barcelona in their legal dispute with Lionel Messi and they say that the player’s €700m release clause remains in place.

The 33-year-old has a clause in his deal allowing him to leave at the end of any season, and whilst it was thought that deadline passed in June, with Marca reporting last week that the player’s camp believe that it has been extended in line with the prolonged 2019/20 season.

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu and the current board of the Catalan giants are said to be insistent they will not allow their superstar to leave as a free agent and they will only be prepared to meet with the player to discuss a new contract.

Bartomeu and his board have now been vindicated by La Liga, who say that the release clause – which is likely to prove unattainable for any club – remains in place for Messi.

The statement from La Liga say they will only allow Messi to be released from his Barcelona contract if the player’s release clause is matched or the club negotiate on a sale – but he cannot leave without one of those conditions being met.

On Saturday, Barcelona sacked their legal team for advising the player on how to navigate his exit from the club while Messi did not turn up for testing as scheduled on Sunday morning.

With a legal dispute between the player and club appearing increasingly likely, it is now reported that FIFA and the Court of Arbitration for Sport are likely to be involved in determining the nature of any exit for the player thi summer

sylve11:
If City like make them buy Messi, they will not win the champions league, and that will confirm that Guardiola is not too much of a better coach and Messi can't do better if he is not with the right players. Las las them go chase Guardiola with broom wey them dey use sweep outside...

Andersonjr:
Messi wants Guardiola Guardiola wants Messi Is it weird that I'm pointing the obvious?

paulolee:

the cityzens wants ucl..
messi needs ucl...
pep needs ucl...and thats the major factor of this deal..

Kriss216:
Messi is 34. 700m Euros for that age is outrageous and foolishness.

Kriss216:
Messi is 34. 700m Euros for that age is outrageous and foolishness.

Andersonjr:
I wouldn't say Messi n Guardiola needs the ucl u might just say they want to win it again together considering how they've won it together twice

obembet:


Messi is not a fool like Bartomeu. His lawyers would have advised him only after knowing this exception in clause. Now Barca will lose one of the greatest player of all time and that too for free

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paulolee:

my gee messi needs is badly more than pep and city self...thats the only cup dt messi and cr7 are both dieing to kiss and cr7 is currently one ahead of him..
watch both of them during ucl nightd and you would see the fire and desire burning in them to score and to win matches..
pep jus need it to complement his sweet legacy in England, he had won all cups in England and no matter what he wins, hw would be tagged a failure without the UCL and klopp would always have an edge over him bcox of that..

Zyxzzzz:
why can't Barcelona just negotiate his price, next season he will leave for free, would be better if they sell him now than for him to leave for free next season