Barça denies Lionel Messi’s revelations – Photo: / Getty Images
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FC Barcelona responded with an official statement to reports of leaked requests for Lionel Messi’s contract extension. They are not exactly thrilled in Catalonia.
The revelations about the sometimes grotesque requests Lionel Messi would make for his contract extension in 2020, according to El Mundo, annoy FC Barcelona. He responds with a statement.
“Regarding the information published today in El Mundo del Siglo XXI titled ‘BarçaLeaks, los archivos secretos del club, part 1’, FC Barcelona expresses its outrage at the leakage of information which could be part of a legal proceeding,” he said. .
He continued: “The club also regrets that the outlet boasts of ‘having access to a large body of documents and emails held by the Barçagate investigation’, although such information and documents are not yet available forwarded to set off”.
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El Mundo reported that, among other things, Messi was asking for a private box at the Camp Nou for his family and that of Luis Suarez. As well as ten million signing bonuses, the cancellation of the termination clause, the continuation of the employment of his assistant Pepe Costa or the commissions to his brother Rodrigo.
The use of this information is an attempt to “violate the reputation and confidentiality of the club”, Barça continued. For this reason, and with the aim of protecting the rights of FC Barcelona, the club’s legal department is already examining the measures to be taken. “
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