LaLiga responds to Messi and reiterates that his clause is in force

There is already an answer to the answer in the Messi case. Minutes after the player's lawyers issued a reply statement to LaLiga, accusing it of being biased and ensuring that Leo can leave Barça without paying the 700 million clause, the employer's association responded publicly with another note in which “it confirms the interpretation decontextualized and away from the literality of the contract they carry out, for which LaLiga is reiterated in the statement published on August 30”.

“From LaLiga a response to the message sent from the environment of the player Leo Messi has been transferred. Said response reveals and confirms the interpretation decontextualized and away from the literality of the contract they make, so LaLiga reiterates in the statement published last August 30 “, says the note from LaLiga.

That day, the bosses sided with Barça and He communicated that the compensation clause in case of termination is still in force in Messi's contract and that he will not authorize the player's departure if he does not pay it. LaLiga did not make the amount public, although it is known that it reaches 700 million euros. The two points in which he presented his position were the following: “1] The contract is currently in force and has a termination clause applicable to the event that Lionel Messi decides to urge the early unilateral termination of the same, carried out in accordance with article 16 of Royal Decree 1006/1985, of June 26, which regulates the special employment relationship of professional athletes. 2] In compliance with the applicable regulations, and following the corresponding procedure in these cases, LaLiga will not carry out the procedure prior visa of federative withdrawal to the player if he has not previously paid the amount of said clause “.