Argentine Barcelona captain Lionel Messi escalated his crisis with the Catalan club, and Spanish press reports confirmed that he will no...
Argentine Barcelona captain Lionel Messi escalated his crisis with the Catalan club, and Spanish press reports confirmed that he will not attend the tests to detect the new Coronavirus on Sunday, unlike all the other players.
And the Catalan radio station RAC1 reported that Messi had informed the Barcelona administration through his father, Jorge Messi, not to undergo a PCR test to detect the emerging coronavirus, which is scheduled to be subjected to all the team's players on Sunday.
The "leader" rebelled
The radio considered Messi's behavior - in the event that it did happen - to be a rebellion and the first practical step from him to pressure the Barcelona administration to allow him to leave for free, amid a disagreement between him and the administration regarding the interpretation of the clause regarding the possibility of unilateral departure, while the administration believes that the date of the item ended in The tenth of last June, so his contract is valid until the 30th of June 2021.All Barcelona players will be tested for the new Coronavirus on Sunday, and the team's training will start on Monday under the leadership of the new Dutch coach Ronald Koeman, who took over from Kiki Setien.
Last Tuesday, a source said that Lionel Messi had informed his club of his desire to leave immediately, in a fax.
The source added that Messi, who spent his entire career with Barcelona, informed the club of his desire to leave through the Porofax service, a service used in Spain to send documents urgently.
Resorting to justice
For its part, the Argentine tyc network reported that the Barcelona administration will resort to the courts against Messi, in the event that he insists on using the clause on leaving unilaterally, given that his history has expired, indicating that the administration believes that the only way that allows him to leave now is to pay The value of the penalty clause in his contract, amounting to 700 million euros.Last Wednesday, Barcelona's sporting director and runner-up Ramon Blanes announced that Messi had not informed the Catalan club's management of "not attending training," stressing that the search is underway for "a better solution for the club and Messi" in the issue of their separation.
"Messi did not inform us that he will not attend training, but all talks will remain between the two parties (the club and the player) and we will not talk about what is being said out of respect, because we put all our efforts in this dialogue," said Blanes, who took over the position as successor to the Frenchman Eric Abidal.
Messi and Barcelona marriage
He continued: "There must be great respect for Messi and his history. We do not think of any clause to terminate his contract. The marriage of Messi and Barcelona brought a lot to the two parties (the club and the player), a lot of joy for the fans. And internally, we are working to persuade Messi, to find the best solution for Barcelona and Messi.""This is not a quarrel between Messi and Barcelona, neither of them deserves it. We are working to build Barcelona with a winner mentality. There is no division within the club over Leo (Messi). Everyone who knows football wants him to stay here to win again. Winning player. "
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