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Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by FirstbornWds: 3:46pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
gustav25: Whatever it is Dembele bought from you, I hope he gets to pay up soon enough. If not, you fit just ******"" |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by gustav25: 4:01pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
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Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by Oldboss(m): 4:02pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
(Reuters) - Lionel Messi’s future at
Barcelona remained unclear as his father
published a letter to La Liga on Friday
dismissing their claim that a 700 million
euro (625.86 million pounds)release
clause in his son’s contract still applies if
he wants to leave the club.
Six-times world player of the year Messi
insists he can leave on a free transfer
while Barcelona, backed by La Liga,
argue that the release clause must be
paid.
La Liga responded to Jorge Messi’s letter
with a statement reaffirming its support
for Barcelona’s stance that Messi’s
contract was still valid.
The 33-year-old Messi dropped a
bombshell last month that he wanted to
leave the club and that he could do so on
a free transfer.
A further twist in the story that has
gripped the sporting world came as
Argentina’s TYC Sports reported on their
website that Messi had reluctantly
agreed to stay with the Spanish club for
another year.
Jorge Messi’s letter was written directly
to La Liga president Javier Tebas and
accuses La Liga of making an error in
their interpretation of the contract.
“First, we do not know what contract
you have analysed and on what grounds
you conclude that there is a ‘release
clause’ applicable in the case of him
deciding to unilaterally end his contract
from the end of the 2019-20 season,” he
wrote in a letter published on social
media.
“Second, that doing so (reaching that
conclusion) is founded upon a clear
error on your part. As clause 8.2.3.6 of
the contract signed between the club
and the player explicitly says: “This
indemnity will not apply when the
player’s decision to unilaterally rescind
the contract is effective from the end of
the 2019-2020 season,” he added.
“It is obvious that the compensation of
700 million euros, provided for in the
previous clause... does not apply at all.”
La Liga originally issued a statement on
Sunday, hours after Messi failed to attend
a pre-season medical, saying that they
would not approve a request for Messi
to be de-registered as a player with the
Spanish football federation, unless the
amount in the release clause was met.
They underlined that stance in a further
statement on Friday, despite Jorge
Messi’s insistence that his son’s contract
was no longer valid.
It means the frenzy of speculation about
where Messi will play next season will
continue unabated.
Should he leave Barcelona, Premier
League club Manchester City are
favourites to sign him, which would
allow Messi to link up with his former
Barca coach Pep Guardiola.
Although even the Abu Dhabi-owned
club might find a 700 million-euro fee,
plus Messi’s huge salary, a deal-breaker.
Messi, who has won more than 30 major
trophies with the Spanish club and
scored more than 600 goals, earns
around one million euros per week.
Messi informed Barca last week he
wished to leave immediately, plunging
the club into new turmoil less than two
weeks after their humiliating 8-2
Champions League quarter-final defeat
by Bayern Munich.
Messi’s lawyers intend to invoke a clause
in his four-year contract, signed in 2017,
which would have allowed the forward
to leave the club for free if he had
requested it by June 10.
They will argue that that date --
nominally the end of the season -- is
now irrelevant after the coronavirus
pandemic forced an extension of the La
Liga campaign deep into August.
Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru
and Martyn Herman in London; Editing
by Toby Chopra and Toby Davis
Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters
Trust Principles.
Lionel Messi's father and agent Jorge
Messi arrives at his lawyers' office in |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by Oldboss(m): 4:03pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
(Reuters) - Lionel Messi’s future at
Barcelona remained unclear as his father
published a letter to La Liga on Friday
dismissing their claim that a 700 million
euro (625.86 million pounds)release
clause in his son’s contract still applies if
he wants to leave the club.
Six-times world player of the year Messi
insists he can leave on a free transfer
while Barcelona, backed by La Liga,
argue that the release clause must be
paid.
La Liga responded to Jorge Messi’s letter
with a statement reaffirming its support
for Barcelona’s stance that Messi’s
contract was still valid.
The 33-year-old Messi dropped a
bombshell last month that he wanted to
leave the club and that he could do so on
a free transfer.
A further twist in the story that has
gripped the sporting world came as
Argentina’s TYC Sports reported on their
website that Messi had reluctantly
agreed to stay with the Spanish club for
another year.
Jorge Messi’s letter was written directly
to La Liga president Javier Tebas and
accuses La Liga of making an error in
their interpretation of the contract.
“First, we do not know what contract
you have analysed and on what grounds
you conclude that there is a ‘release
clause’ applicable in the case of him
deciding to unilaterally end his contract
from the end of the 2019-20 season,” he
wrote in a letter published on social
media.
“Second, that doing so (reaching that
conclusion) is founded upon a clear
error on your part. As clause 8.2.3.6 of
the contract signed between the club
and the player explicitly says: “This
indemnity will not apply when the
player’s decision to unilaterally rescind
the contract is effective from the end of
the 2019-2020 season,” he added.
“It is obvious that the compensation of
700 million euros, provided for in the
previous clause... does not apply at all.”
La Liga originally issued a statement on
Sunday, hours after Messi failed to attend
a pre-season medical, saying that they
would not approve a request for Messi
to be de-registered as a player with the
Spanish football federation, unless the
amount in the release clause was met.
They underlined that stance in a further
statement on Friday, despite Jorge
Messi’s insistence that his son’s contract
was no longer valid.
It means the frenzy of speculation about
where Messi will play next season will
continue unabated.
Should he leave Barcelona, Premier
League club Manchester City are
favourites to sign him, which would
allow Messi to link up with his former
Barca coach Pep Guardiola.
Although even the Abu Dhabi-owned
club might find a 700 million-euro fee,
plus Messi’s huge salary, a deal-breaker.
Messi, who has won more than 30 major
trophies with the Spanish club and
scored more than 600 goals, earns
around one million euros per week.
Messi informed Barca last week he
wished to leave immediately, plunging
the club into new turmoil less than two
weeks after their humiliating 8-2
Champions League quarter-final defeat
by Bayern Munich.
Messi’s lawyers intend to invoke a clause
in his four-year contract, signed in 2017,
which would have allowed the forward
to leave the club for free if he had
requested it by June 10.
They will argue that that date --
nominally the end of the season -- is
now irrelevant after the coronavirus
pandemic forced an extension of the La
Liga campaign deep into August.
Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru
and Martyn Herman in London; Editing
by Toby Chopra and Toby Davis
Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters
Trust Principles.
Lionel Messi's father and agent Jorge
Messi arrives at his lawyers' office in |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by arabmoney14: 4:43pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
Lionel messi releasing a video on his future by 5pm..he is staying!!! [multiple sources] |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by BlueAngel444: 4:49pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
arabmoney14:this guy's news will be clashing with Havertz, just like on Monday na wa o |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by Adiwana: 4:57pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
If we are signing aging players,we might as well go for Thiago. A Thiago/De Jong Base with Coutinho up front will be crazy. Delay won't be a bad signing too but I don't know where's he going to play except that left hand side |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by BykeLaByke: 5:12pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
❗Messi: "The truth is that there is no project at this club. They just plug holes as and when things happen." Shots fired. ![]() |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by BykeLaByke: 5:14pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
Leo attacking Bartomeu ffs. ![]() ![]() |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by BykeLaByke: 5:14pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
Says he's going to stay at the club against his wishes. |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by arabmoney14: 5:14pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
BykeLaByke:I swear..just saw the interview now..he is just attacking bartomeu over and over again indirectly |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by BlueAngel444: 5:19pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
After all the fvcking drama. Messi is just a cunt far worse than the stunts Ororo used to pull. This guy just messed with people's emotions with no apology for it. Should he even remain captain? Lionel Messi will NOT be leaving Barcelona, we can confirm. - Goal.com 8 Likes |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by BykeLaByke: 5:19pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
“[I’ve taken so long to speak] because the loss in Lisbon was very hard. We knew that our opponent was gonna be difficult, but we didn’t wanna go out that way, giving off a poor image to the club and the fans. We gave a very bad image.” Messi: “I wasn’t feeling well, and I didn’t feel like doing anything. I wanted time to pass so that I could come out later and clarify everything.” Messi: “I told the club, above all, the president, that I wanted to leave. I’d been telling him all year. I thought it was time to step aside. I believed that the club needed younger players, new players, and I felt like my era at Barcelona had ended.” Messi: “I felt very sorry because I always said that I wanted to end my career at Barça. It was a very hard year. I suffered a lot in training, in games, and in the dressing room. Everything got very hard for me and there came a time when I decided to look for new goals/pastures” Messi: “This [decision] didn’t happen because of the result against Bayern in the Champions League. I had already been thinking about this decision for a long time. I told the president, and he told me that I could decide at the end of the season if I wanted to leave or stay.” Messi: “In the end, he (Bartomeu) didn’t keep his word.” Messi: “I didn’t feel alone. The same people have always been my side. That’s all I need and it makes me strong. But I did feel hurt hearing things from people, journalists, of people who were doubting [my love for the club] and saying things that I don’t think I deserved.” Messi: “It helped me realize who [my friends are]. This world of football is hard, and there’s a lot of fake people. This helped me realize who the fake people are that I once looked at in a different light. It hurt when my love for the club was in doubt.” Messi:"I wanted a winning project and to win titles with the club to continue expanding the legend of Barcelona. "The truth is that there has been no project or anything for a long time, they juggle and cover holes as things go by." 1 Like |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by BykeLaByke: 5:25pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
This puts an end to all the talks about him having a poor mentality. Man came out guns blazing against the man that pays his salaries ffs. ![]() ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by Nezzjnr: 5:26pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
BykeLaByke: 1st time I'm seeing the GOAT getting emotional Bartomeu should just leave |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by tesppidd: 5:27pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
He stays! Best player in the world!! Beat club in the world!!! Definitely he got everybody at the club shook. Now the club would get serious. 3 Likes |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by arabmoney14: 5:33pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
My best part: "You can win or lose in it, because it is difficult. But you have to compete" - Lionel messi 1 Like |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by disstroyy(m): 5:35pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
tesppidd: Messi just turned the fans on Bartomeu. And fans have been eagerly waiting for a scape goat for a while now. He's losing the next election then or would have to resign/ step aside. Major changes would happen. Major changes. I noticed Koeman has toned down on his audacious speeches and affront on the players he doesn't want in the team. |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by Debroslink: 5:37pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
BykeLaByke: Thank you so much Messi. That Bartomeu should be removed ASAP. He's worse than Rosell. 4 Likes |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by DancingSkeleton(m): 5:38pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
I’m disappointed |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by TalabiAudu: 5:38pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
Thank God. ![]() Suarez is taking U-turn back to this useless club I don't want such waste near Ororo ![]() Let Barca continue to deal with wastes and old cargoes ![]() ![]() |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by Raalsalghul: 5:39pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
tesppidd: And you think him staying against his wish is a good thing? He has said it explicitly up there "He wants to leave". Let him! How do you think he will bring his best when his soul/mind is no longer there. Na wa for you oh! I don't see any difference between you and the Bartomeu dude: you both want to enslave the dude. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by tesppidd: 5:40pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
disstroyy:The board and club as a whole needed a kick in the backside and Messi just delivered that. Barca have given the world lessons on how best NOT to run a football club for the past 4 years. Now they will sit up. Nice observations about Koeman too. Him go calm down na. I hope Dembele stays fit, Coutinho is back, Messi Is staying. Very hopefully a good future awaits us. |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by tesppidd: 5:41pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
Raalsalghul:He will give his best. He's a pro. |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by Adiwana: 5:43pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
disstroyy: Major changes?? I don't see anything changing. Bartomeu is not leaving that seat until the elections which doesn't happen until next summer when Messi's next contract expires. The only thing that could happen is if we win the champions league and if we can get Neymar right now which honestly don't see happening. He could then be persuaded by the presidential aspirants that Bartomeu will be booted out We only bought ourselves one season |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by Sommyroy10: 5:44pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
Raalsalghul:Messi: "I will continue playing like I do. My attitude will not change. I always want the best for the club & the locker room." |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by BlueAngel444: 5:45pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
This Messi's speech should be a sympathic one but should be seen for what it is. A self absorbed statement. This guy focused on the "I", how he feels, what about the fans. He didn't bother about them, or consider them. The best players in the world Lewandoski Neymar KDB Ronaldo Messi He will keep dropping till he is forgotten. His saving grace is that this nonsense saga came to an end within two weeks. Messi knowing the kind of asshole he is dealing with could have told fans, public or press he would be leaving for a new challenge. This interview was always going to be a Messi self justification speech. So he is been forced to stay, or held hostage all because Bart is threatening Messi's image. Mtcheeewww 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by Sommyroy10: 5:45pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
Adiwana:Election would be held sometime around March. |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by Adiwana: 5:47pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
BlueAngel444: Lol,I see you're pained. But no worry,you will be needing extra box of tissues for that 6 Likes |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by usbcable(m): 5:48pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
usbcable: I dont know what you Barca fans smoke. At least your eyes is now clear. 3 Likes |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by Sommyroy10: 5:49pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
BlueAngel444:But why are you pained or concerned? 4 Likes |
Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by Adiwana: 5:49pm On Sep 04, 2020 |
Sommyroy10: I thought it was scheduled around June. Anyway,much will still not be changed. By March,the season will be practically rounding up so I don't see anything else happening |
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