Thread on Messi

New twists in story. LaLiga intervention, today he will not go to training, his dad (agent) will travel Wedn, Thur or Frid to Barcelona. We will deal on why FCB wants to keep him, what City would do if there is a court case pending and how I think it will go

Dad travelling later this week as president ask to meet. Barto wants to renew Messi with the 10th June clause, so he can go for free if he wants… next season when president wont be there. Messi thinks he’s not (and considers contract backs him up) a FCB player anymore

When LaLiga says they will not give him the necessary transfer to play, they are talking about the only possibility they can influence: if he goes to another LaLiga team. FIFA would give him a temporary transfer to go anywhere else in the world even if a court case is pending

Messi can fight the 10th June clause (saying that the season ended 23 Agust and not 1st June as predicted before pandemic), seat down with Barcelona and negotiate an exit (which would start happening this week) or eventually can tore up the contract if no agreement.

In that last case, FCB will take him to civil and/or sporting court and judge will determine a figure, which depends on age of player, years left contract, hurt to club…. In that case MCFC (Inter, Juve) are seriously considering not to get involved because of uncertainty

Reasons for Barto to insist on Messi staying. The coach wants him (when Koeman asked Barto, ‘do I have Messi’, president said, ‘yes’. Next day Jorge Messi rang Barto to tell him again that his son wants to go). Koeman has suggested that he’s make a strong team without Messi too

Other reasons: Barto doesnt want to reinforce rival. Finally if he badly sells Messi next president or season ticket holder could accuse him of mishandling assets.That could mean a huge payment from his own pocket or even prison!So he needs to fight Messi’s departure till the end

My prediction, a risky thing to do with so many variables: we are in phase 1 where both show their cards from extreme positions. With the trip of Jorge Messi, we enter negotiating phase. Finally we would reach, I think, agreement even if Barcelona takes Messi to court