THREAD ALERT

Bartomeu (September 2019): “Messi has a four year contract that we signed two years ago, and in the last year of his contract, the 2020/21 season, he has the option to leave Barça before the season starts.” #FCB

Bartomeu: “It’s the personal decision of the player; to leave football, or to go play where they want. Other players had this clause as well, like Andres Iniesta, Xavi, and Puyol, when they had their final renewals.” #FCB

Bartomeu: “What happens is that players I’ve stated, like Leo Messi, are players that we don’t have to worry about because they’re enormous culés, and I doubt very much that they would want to leave to another club.” #FCB

Bartomeu: “These players deserve the freedom to make these decisions because they have earned the right to decide their future and to decide when they want to stop playing football, but I know that Leo's a huge culé, and I hope he’ll stay at Barça for many more years.” #FCB

End of the thread. Source: @ForwardBarca