La Liga Wades Into Messi, Barca Faceoff
La Liga has released an official statement on the contract saga that is currently the most important issue in the future of Argentine star, Lionel Messi.
Meanwhile, according to a report by an Italian journalist, Fabrizio Romano, the officials of the Spanish League have taken sides with Barcelona.
On Sunday morning, Messi failed to attend the PCR tests at Barcelona – a clear signal of his desire to leave the club and an attempt to put pressure on the board to reach a resolution.
Additionally, it has been reported that Messi’s camp believes that his release clause of €700m no longer applies and that the Argentinean is effectively a free agent and can sign for any club he wishes.
However, La Liga has waded into the dispute via an official statement. In this, it states that the ‘current deal is still valid and paying (the) release clause for 700 million euros is the only way out’, as relayed by Romano.
The Italian journalist added that Man City are waiting to hear from Barcelona before making any decision and that Messi’s wish to leave remains unchanged by the statement. Barcelona is refusing to budge and grant the forward a free transfer and will use the La Liga statement to bolster their position.
