“Ultimately, each party can appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. That is how these issues are dealt with normally. “But is Man City in danger of being suspended by FIFA for two years to sign players, or even being sanctioned by a 700 million euro release clause? I don`t see a club that`s going to risk that. “The bottom line is that last Friday`s meeting with Ronald Koeman was not as good as expected for a football club like Barcelona,” he told Sky Sports News. “The meeting with Koeman did not go well in Messiah`s opinion.” But maybe he`ll stay [in Barcelona]. Remember what happened to Neymar; Everyone thought he was going to leave [PSG], but eventually he stayed. Manchester City remain the leader for Messi. The multi-year English Premier League candidate is coached by Pep Guardiola, Messi`s former Barcelona boss, and he is as desperate to win his first Champions League title as Messi will win his fifth. The two sides have reportedly already discussed the terms of a five-year contract that could lead Messi to end his career at MLS club New York City FC, one of the Blues` sister clubs.
Lionel Messi signs a new four-year contract for Barcelona with a release clause of 300 million euros, could another association replace Messi without compensating Barca? Messi`s apparent change in attitude comes after his father`s conversations with club leaders. Lionel Messi`s contractual purchase clause (or release clause) is 700 million euros (630 million USD/825 million USD). This juicy clause was introduced when Messi signed a new four-year contract with Barcelona in 2017. This contract expires in 2021. According to TyC Sports in Argentina – which cancelled Messis` news by fax – the 33-year-old could now renew his contract, with a stay in Catalonia “90 percent.” The troubled president, Josep Bartomeu, has offered Messi a new two-year contract until 2023 and will certainly continue to try to sign the Argentine legend again, with the club`s elections coming up in March. Bartomeu is at the heart of Messi`s frustration with the association, star Goal, 33, saying he had been deceived by the president and that he had clearly expressed his desire to leave. Messi also mentioned family reasons why he ultimately did not continue his exit. Spanish football expert Terry Gibson believes that this could be the case, with Messi and his side wanting to take further directions a year before Bartomeus`s term expires. “The solution would be to get an agreement with Barcelona for 100 million euros / 150 million euros and let the player go, but it`s difficult.” Messi also does not expect him to return to training until his future is decided, and his lawyers have apparently told him that a return to the club would undermine the argument that he is no longer linked.
While it is possible that Messi and the only association he has ever known could establish their differences – Barcelona`s aging team needs a complete overhaul – his heart seems ready to open a new chapter elsewhere. Faced with Man City`s financial influence and the temptation to reconnect with Guardiola, Etihad was the club most closely linked to the Barca skipper. But Messi has finally explained that he is not taking his beloved club to court in an exclusive interview with Goal, which prompted him to stay at the Camp Nou for at least the 2020-21 season. So what is the agreement with Messi`s sharing clauses and what options are available to him, Barca and potential interested parties? Let`s see. “The risk with this strategy is that FIFA can normally postpone registration with the player, if the club asserts a right and succeeds, the player is not only liable for [payment] of damages, but will probably also be blocked for a period of months under FIFA rules, and the new club that signs it has a transfer embargo.
