La Liga in support of Barca in Messi transfer saga

La Liga has released a statement which appeared to have dashed any hopes of Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona. The statement read that the release clause of Messi should be met if he must leave the Camp Nou.

 

In their statement, La Liga stated: “With regard to the different interpretations (some of which are contradictory) relating to the current contractual situation of FC Barcelona footballer Lionel Andres Messi that have been published across various media outlets in recent days, having analysed the player’s contract with the club, La Liga would like to clarify the following:

-          The contract is currently valid and contains a release clause which is applicable should Lionel Messi decide to trigger he early unilateral termination of the contract, in accordance with article 16 of Royal Decree 1006/1985 of 26 June, which regulates the special employment status that professional sportspeople have.

-          In compliance with the applicable regulations and protocol that apply in such instances, La Liga will not carry out the prior via-release process for the player to be unregistered from the Federation if the sum of the aforementioned clause has not been paid beforehand.”

 

Messi has notified the club that he intends to walk away from Barcelona by exercising a clause in his contract that allows him to leave for free at the end of each season. Barcelona have reiterated that they are not ready to negotiate to his terms.

 

La Liga released the statement after Lionel Messi failed to report for a PCR test on Barcelona’s training facility on Sunday ahead of training sessions for the new season.