Since the start of the week and Lionel Messi's announcement to leave FC Barcelona, the Argentinian's contractual situation has been closely scrutinized. La Pulga have announced that they want to activate a clause allowing him to leave the Catalan club free at the end of the season. FC Barcelona told him that it was outdated and that he had a termination clause, estimated by several media at 700 million euros. This Sunday, through an official statement, La Liga confirmed Barça's information. "The contract is currently in force and includes a" termination clause "applicable in the event that Lionel Andres Messi decides to activate the unilateral early termination of the contract, carried out in accordance with article 16 of Royal Decree 1006/1985, of June 26 , which governs the special working relationship of professional athletes ”, we can read in the text. The Spanish league goes on to explain that "in accordance with the regulations in force, and following the corresponding procedure in these cases", it will not be able to carry out "visa procedure prior to the federal withdrawal of the player if he has not previously paid the amount of said clause ”.
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