Barcelona: The big news of Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona for a new club has been hitting the news decks and the news of his transfer clause are rapidly changing time and time again. Messi wasn’t present in Barcelona’s first medical checkup session for the next season on Sunday. Now a report surfaced stating that Messi’s £629 million release clause doesn’t exist in reality.
Meaning Manchester City who are the most likely side to grab the ‘Little Magician’ might get him for free as they don’t have to pay any amount for him. The clause states that if Messi would have left the club by 10th June then the club which he would have joined had to pay the amount which Barcelona was claiming but in the last year of his contract this amount ceases exist reports Cadena Ser.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola who shares a great rapport, with the Argentinean approached him personally when Barcelona was humiliated by Bayern Munich in the Quarter finals of the Champions league. And reports claim that Messi personally was interested to play for the Citizens next season under his former boss.
City did offer him a three year contract and even wanted to negotiate the amount with Gabriel Jesus and Bernado Silva. But Barcelona was not interested in any kind off negotiations during that time. This new report is sure to create havoc as Messi can go to Manchester City for free.
Even Messi’s lawyer has claimed that the season would have finished by 10th June and this clause would have been active but due to the outbreak of the Corona virus, the season ended two months later. So as the season did end last Sunday, the clause should be activated.
The Catalan Giants under new manager Ronald Koeman have moved on with the Messi saga. Reports claim that the club is aiming for Gigi Wijnaldum, Sadio Mane from Liverpool and also Memphis Depay from Lyon.
