At the end of the 2019/2020 season, in the second half of August, Messi informed Barcelona via a fax machine that he wanted to activate a clause in his contract enabling him to unilaterally terminate his contract with the club.
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The president of Bartomeu did not agree to the Argentine’s departure, explaining that the provision in the footballer’s contract was only valid if he informed the player about his intention to leave by June 10. Messi believed that due to the pandemic prolonging the season, the clause should remain in effect until the end of August, but the LaLiga authorities did not agree with this interpretation. The player, feeling that in order to bring about a transfer, he would have to fight for his right in court, decided to stay in Catalonia for one more season – his contract expires in a year.
“Messi is happy”
In an interview with Catalan TV3, Bartomeu spoke for the first time about the Argentinean situation and the reasons why he blocked his departure: – I will not enter into any conflict with Messi. He is the best player ever and we want him to stay with us and end his career at Barcelona. He is excited to work with Koeman (Barcelona’s new coach). The most important thing is that he plays with us, because we want to build a new project with him – said the president.
This, of course, is in direct opposition to Messi, who in his speech to goal.com stressed that he felt cheated by Bartomeu. The player pointed out that the president knew about the player’s plans throughout the season and himself assured him that when Messi only decided that he wanted to leave, no one would create problems for him. The daily “Mundo Deportivo” reported recently that the relationship between the footballer and the president does not exist anymore, and Messi himself does not even intend to talk to the activist.
Socios want the president’s resignation
In Barcelona, patience with Bartomeu also ran out of the club’s shareholders, the so-called socios. They have already collected the required number of signatures in the motion for a vote of no confidence in the club’s management board and are demanding the resignation of Bartomeu. The latter, however, openly says that he is not going to leave.
– We were surprised that 20,000 signatures were collected under the application. It’s a democratic process, so we need to create a special committee and check every signature. However, we will continue our work, nobody is planning to resign. Anyway, no one asked me to resign – said the president of Barcelona on TV3.
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