Lionel Messi, a player for the Spanish football club Barcelona, has expressed his desire to leave the team. He reportedly sent a burofax to the club, which is a certified email service in Spain used for urgent document dispatch with legal validity.
In the document, he requested to activate a clause in his contract that would allow him to leave on a free transfer this summer. Messi is 33 years old.
According to Messi’s representatives, there is a clause in his contract that allows him to leave without having to pay a fee.
However, Barcelona insists that Messi is still obligated to pay a buy-out clause of €700m (£629m).
If Messi wants to leave Barcelona before his contract expires in 2021 without the club’s consent, the new club will need to pay his release clause of 700 million euros.
During his time at Barcelona, Messi has won an unprecedented six Ballon d’Or awards and helped the team win 10 Spanish league titles and four Champions League crowns.
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