Transfer market: Messi-Barça, the war continues. Leo attacks: ‘That clause is invalid’

La Pulce replied to the La Liga communiqué published on August 30, reiterating that it no longer considers the 700 million termination clause to which Barcelona continue to appeal valid. La Liga: “The answer confirms the decontextualized and far from reality interpretation of what is expressed in the contract”

New twist in the tug-of-war between Messi and Barça. Those who expected a statement with which the Pulce would have informed their decision to stay in Catalonia, effectively yielding to the intransigence of the Blaugrana president, was disappointed. On the contrary, the Flea seems to go to the counterattack by reiterating that it can free itself at no cost. Messi (represented by his father, signatory of the letter) in fact replied to the La Liga communiqué published on August 30, reiterating that he no longer considered the 700 million termination clause to which Barcelona continues to appeal valid. “We do not know which contract was analyzed and on what basis it is claimed that the aforementioned provides for a termination clause applicable if the player decides to resolve this constraint unilaterally”, explains the statement in the first point. He then continued complaining “an obvious error on the part of La Liga” and appealing to article 8.2.3.6 of the contract signed between Barcelona and the player himself in 2017. “This compensation will not be applied when the termination of the contract requested by the player takes place at the end of the 2019-2020 football season “. Therefore, it concludes, “it is obvious that the compensation of 700 million provided for in paragraph 8.2.3.5 of the aforementioned contract is not applicable”.

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La Liga replica

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The reaction of La Liga was immediate, fueling the diatribe with Messi. “The player’s response confirms the decontextualized and far from reality interpretation of what is literally expressed in the contract. Therefore – the La Liga communiqué comments – the contents of the communiqué of the past 30 August are confirmed ”. By now, it seems evident, it is wall to wall even between the Pulce and La Liga.

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Social

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In the morning, the end of the telenovela seemed close, at least according to the rumors that were bouncing on social networks, which gave an imminent announcement with which Messi would communicate the decision to stay in Barcelona. Rumors overlapped between the Argentine and Spanish media. The wait to know the final decision of the Pulce has been at the highest levels for days and the first information site to hypothesize a turnaround (later denied by the player’s press release signed by his father) of Messi was Sphera Sports, who on his twitter profile he had predicted the stay of the Flea with an unequivocal “Se queda”.

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Clash with La Liga

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Last Sunday La Liga took a clear position in favor of Barcelona, ​​underlining that “the contract is currently in force and provides for a termination clause applicable in the event that Messi decides to solicit the unilateral early termination of the contract, performed pursuant to Article 16 of the Royal Decree 1006/1985, of 26 June, on the basis of which the special employment relationship of professional athletes is regulated “.

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