Messi communicates that he wants to leave Barça

Messi, during the game against Bayern.

Lionel Messi sent a burofax to Barcelona to activate the clause that allowed him to leave the club at the end of each season, according to the Argentine media TyC Sports and confirmed by this newspaper. The Argentine had time to activate it until May 31, which was understood as the end of the 2019-2020 season. However, as the campaign lasted until last weekend, with the Champions League final, the forward understands that he can make use of the clause at this time. In the last renewal of his contract, in 2017, Messi reserved the possibility of leaving the club at the end of each course.

Last Thursday, Messi met with Ronald Koeman, it was the first contact between the captain and the new coach. "Never lie to Leo. You have to be honest with Messi because if not, it's worse ”, the club's board of directors warned the Dutchman before his meeting with the Argentine. Koeman communicated to Messi his plans, among which were to do without his friends Luis Suarez and Arturo Vidal. The case of the Uruguayan is even more significant due to the close relationship he has with 10.

Messi was not satisfied with the meeting with Koeman. And, once the meeting was over, Messi warned his trusted people in the dressing room that he was closer than ever to leaving the club. He had already considered abandoning it in 2013 and 2016. At the first opportunity it was Tito Vilanova who convinced him not to do so. In 2016, after his incorporation to Pep Guardiola's Manchester City was very advanced, the 10 regretted it.