- May 17, 2018
- 11,872
- 47,993
Sky Sports News has been told that Lionel Messi has told Barcelona he wants to activate a release clause that would end his contract and allow him to leave for free this summer.
Barcelona have received this in writing via a fax from his lawyers. They have not officially replied yet but are understood to be preparing one.
Barcelona do not agree the clause is still active. It is said to have expired on June 10 - ten days after the original date of the Champions League final on May 30.
But Messi’s lawyers are arguing that - in the spirit of the deal and good faith - the clause is still active after the rescheduled final on August 23, which was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sounds like the clause might have been 'x days after the end of the season' or something like that.