Spanish football league LaLiga has said Lionel Messi cannot leave Barcelona on a free transfer by stating his release clause that will have to be paid if he is to severe ties with the club. The saga took another step forward on Saturday with the news that he would not go to the club’s training ground to take a planned coronavirus test
The Messi transfer saga took another step forward last week with the news that he would not go to the club’s training ground to take a planned coronavirus test.
The talismanic striker had notified Barcelona that he intends to walk away from the club by exercising a clause in his contract that allows him to leave for free at the end of each season.
LaLiga though bolstered Barcelona’s stance, with the club insisting the clause has expired and the only way Messi will be allowed to leave is if his €700m release clause is paid in full.