Is the Messiâs saga finally coming to an end? Jorge Messi, Lionelâs father, will travel to Barcleona on Tuesday tomeet with the clubâs president Josep Maria Bartomeu on Wednesday andnegotiate the playerâs departure.
Messi surprised the soccer world by requesting to leave Barcelona. The six-time Ballon dâOr winner wants to leave the club for free, while Bartomeu and the rest of the board are not willing to let the player go unless hisâŹ700 Million release clause is paid or some club pays no less thanâŹ223 Million for his transfer.
Even La Liga released a statementsaying that he can only leave Barcelona if the release clause is paid. Messi decided to not attend Barcelonaâs Covid-19 pre-season testing on Sunday and the first training session on Mondayto let the club know his intention to leave. New manager Ronald Koeman led his practice without the Argentinaâsstar in his first day on the job.
Lionel Messiâs father travels to Barcelona
Jorge Messi, Lionelâs father and agent, will travel to Barcelona on Tuesday. He wants to meet with the clubâs president Bartomeu and reach an agreement to put an end to this saga. The president and the restof the board remainfirm intheir decisionnot to let the player gounless they get money for him.
According to AS, Jorge Messi and Bartomeu have stayed in touch. They would meet on Wednesday to try to reach an agreement. However, it wonât be so simple.
Manchester City have been looking to sign Messi for years, and now could be their opportunity. The English side, with Pep Guardiola and Sergio AgĂŒero,seems to be Messiâs first choice, but first he has to resolve his departure from Barcelona.





