02/09/2020 - 5:33
Clarín.com
sports
Jorge Messi, father and representative of Lionel Messi,
landed this Wednesday at Barcelona airport
, in the midst of his son's pulse to leave the Catalan club.
According to the sports press of Barcelona, Jorge Messi
must meet in the next few hours
with the president of Barcelona, Josep María Bartomeu, to try to resolve the situation of his son, who did not return to training when he understood that his contract had expired.
The father and representative, from Rosario, landed around 8 in the morning (local time; 3 in the morning in Argentina) at the private flights terminal of the El Prat airport in Barcelona and, after dodging the swarm of cameras that were waiting upon arrival, he got into a taxi.
A Barcelona fan manifests himself at the arrival of Jorge Messi to Barcelona.
AFP photo
"I don't know anything,"
he limited himself to answering the journalists' questions.
A week ago his son shook the world of football by communicating to Barcelona, through his lawyers, his intention to unilaterally terminate his long relationship with the club, which ended up at the age of 13.
The six-time winner of the Ballon d'Or, 33 years old, uses a clause included in his contract, which ends on June 30, 2021, by which he could freely go to another club at the end of this season.
From the club they affirm that this clause expired on June 10, so the contract remains in force.
Jorge Messi arrives at his apartment in Barcelona, in the middle of the conflict between his son Lionel and the Catalan club.
AFP photo
For his part, the footballer understands that these deadlines were modified by the atypical calendar of this season, which ended late due to the coronavirus pandemic that forced the competitions to stop.
Messi's desire, according to the Spanish media, is to agree on an orderly exit from the club.
Meanwhile, Bartomeu would only be willing to talk about a possible contract renewal.
Always according to the Catalan media, the president of the club would only let him go if another team paid the
700 million euros
of the termination clause.
Manchester City, one of the most interested in having the Argentine, hopes that Messi will be free to start negotiations.
For its part, Inter de Milan - which appeared as another destination for the Flea - got out of the dispute for his pass.
PSG and Manchester United are other clubs that closely follow Messi's story.
With information from AFP