He Barcelona and especially its president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, they are in state of shock after the announcement of Messi's lawyers, who through a burofax sent Tuesday afternoon requested the immediate termination of the contract of the Argentine star so that he was free to choose his destiny. From the Catalan entity they give up any option for Messi to continue in the club and return to play a game with the Barcelona shirt.
In the Blaugrana club, the silence is thunderous. Every minute that passes without a official explanation by the board of directors makes a gap larger than threat with the stability institutional of an entity that must celebrate a Assembly of Compromisarios in October and elections in March.
For now from the club the only thing that has transpired is that response to burofax of Messi telling him that he is counted on and what do you want finish your sports career at the Camp Nou, but there are very few within the club who consider this a feasible option.
Although juridical services the club consider that the reason assists them and that Messi's release clause to leave for free now It has expired, They are few voices that from the Barcelona management advocate for lengthen the topic through judicial channels.
Nobody wants be immersed in a lawsuit with the legend of the club and, in view of the impoverished coffers of the club, opts for the pragmatic option to get what you can of a battle already lost beforehand. If Messi has said that he is leaving, it is very difficult to consider that the drama has a reversal. Plus, from Barça they assure that Bartomeu, or at least that was his stance last night, does not plan to resign no matter how much the opposition.
So once the toothpaste has come out of the tube, it is useless to try to put it back in the container. He Barcelona will try sit with leo for look for a solution that satisfies both parties. Barça considers as a starting point in the negotiation that Messi can go as long as it's the most expensive transfer in history of the club. This is charging one more euro for which Neymar left. Now we have to see which teams are willing to pay this amount for a player who in nine months was free and that he has made an ordeal of this caliber to the club. Presumably leo lawyers they are very clear that their approach has the upper hand and that can go free to cause of exceptionality of COVID.
For now, the Sunday Messi is cited with the rest of his classmates to pass medical tests.