Lionel Messi to go away Barcelona because of monetary constraint

“Regardless of FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi having reached an settlement and the clear intention of each events to signal a brand new contract at the moment, this can’t occur due to monetary and structural obstacles (Spanish La Liga laws),” Barca stated in a press release.

“Because of this example, Messi shall not be staying on at FC Barcelona. Each events deeply remorse that the desires of the participant and the membership will finally not be fulfilled.

“FC Barcelona wholeheartedly expresses its gratitude to the participant for his contribution to the aggrandisement of the membership and needs him all the easiest for the long run in his private {and professional} life.”

Messi was free to barter a switch with different golf equipment after his deal ran out on the finish of June, however Barcelona had at all times maintained he needed to stick with the membership. The 34-year-old was reported to signal a brand new five-year deal.

Messi had tried to go away Barcelona in August 2020, making a proper request for an exit after a break down in his relationship with then president Josep Maria Bartomeu however successor Joan Laporta, who presided over the Argentine’s rise to greatness, satisfied him to remain.

Messi, who joined Barca’s youth arrange aged 13, is the membership’s all-time prime scorer and look maker with 672 objectives in 778 video games in all competitions.