Paulmcfc2703
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Who has said the news is unreliable? It's an official statement from La Liga. It's quite clear it's real. Nobody has remarked otherwise
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stan bowles
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He has a special dislike for us above any other club.
They want to drown the player in red tape but could anything be more damaging to barcelona than madrid and Bartoemeu in conflict with Messi?
barcelona will end up negotiating a transfer because Messi is barcelona. 20 years of his life and it means nothing? On paper maybe, but in practise messi will win.
The majority are taking the stance that it's "just posturing" and "of course La Liga would support Barcelona". Not even considering that perhaps they're actually right. On the other hand, when news comes out that supports City's claim we don't question it's authenticity.
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But it’s none of La Liga’s business.
The statement is... weird, to say the least.
It states that the only way Messi will leave Barcelona is if someone pays his release clause. Well, we know that's not true. You're telling me Barcelona won't consider letting Messi go if someone pays £10m under his release clause? What about £100m? £400m? Surely they'd rather that than him leaving for free next year. And everyone knows that clause isn't actually there to be paid.
It states that the only way Messi will leave Barcelona is if someone pays his release clause. Well, we know that's not true. You're telling me Barcelona won't consider letting Messi go if someone pays £10m under his release clause? What about £100m? £400m? Surely they'd rather that than him leaving for free next year. And everyone knows that clause isn't actually there to be paid.
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The contract is between Messi and Barcelona. They have no say in its legality. La Liga have stood by Barcelona. It is pretty clear that Messi leaving has a negative impact on the league so it's hardly a neutral opinion.
It pretty obvious they were always going to say this. You are talking about an organisation who basically refused to sign the transfer papers of Neymar until FIFA forced them to.
Well messi's camp, or someone, released an alternative view last night suggesting that the contract in its final year had no release clause. Whatever the contract says:
1) Contract has 10 months left
2) messi wants to leave, and has already submitted a transfer request
That means that Messi will leave barcelona, it is only a matter of how it happens and when. barcelona have to work out the way that is least damaging to their club and fighting the player and disrespecting his wishes is not going to work. it will leave them with nothing
slicky202
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I imagine Tebas to be like a Spanish Alan Brazil who’s got a job he’s not really capable of
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What la liga says doesn't really count for anything. They came in support of Barcelona as expected, Messi leaving barca would hurt them immensely. This will end up in court and I see Messi coming out on top
After all Messi has done for Barcelona over so many years I think their treatment of him is a disgrace. What will happen next I don't know but I am finally certain of one thing now...Messi definitely wants to leave. Up until now I thought he might be just trying to change the Board or get a new contract etc..
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Let's get it to the courts if that fat Spanish gobshite wants it that way.
No biggie.
No biggie.
Agree with you re the motivation behind the statement etc but I do think things are changing. If it was clear cut he could leave for free then we would be clear to move this on at pace, but this statement means his position is complex and going to take time to resolve. Maybe a lot of time. I can’t see us paying any kind of fee for him so it looks like the next moves are all with Messi and his team.
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