That clause might exist because without it there's no way Messi ever leaves Barcelona without running his contract down. The initial agreement was probably made in happier times when there was a lot more faith from both parties that things would always be rosy.
He’s a smart lad, he knows signing for City is better than any record of Pele’s.He was 10 goals away from breaking Pele's record for most official goals at 1 club...
Stupid yes, but it was probably put together at a time where the idea of Messi forcing his way out would be beyond imagination. It does look bad in hindsight.Agreeing to waive 100m at least, while paying him relative to the value as an asset? as i say, the stupidity would be astounding
He was 10 goals away from breaking Pele's record for most official goals at 1 club...