Messi wants to leave [Mod warning first post 04/9/20]

Lionel Messi has told Barcelona that he wants to leave the club immediately – and on a free transfer. The Argentinian, who according to RAC1 radio had told new manager Ronald Koeman that he felt “more out than in”, has sent a fax to Barcelona informing them of his desire to go.

Messi’s camp believes that a clause in his contract means that he can walk away for no fee. Barcelona, by contrast, insist that he is still bound by a €700m (£629m) buy-out clause. The bombshell dropped on Tuesday evening with the news that Messi had told the club on Tuesday afternoon.

People still use fax machines??

billyhead wrote: »

He'll go to Inter with Lautaro Martinez going in the opposite direction. He purchased a house in Milan recently near Inters training ground. The club is owned by Chinese billionaires who would have no problem paying his wages.

Just can't see why he'd have any interest in going there. He's already getting however much money he wants - that doesn't seem to be the issue. So why go to a team that's even further away from winning the big prizes than the one he's currently at?

Could only see him having any interest in the very top tier teams that are already on the cusp of winning. And of those, the only ones who could/would pay him those wages (and whatever transfer fee is required, if there is one) are PSG and Man City. Nowhere else makes any sense.

Though to be honest, I think he'll stay at Barca, and this is a move to get Bartomeu out quicker. Bartomeu is toxic, and is a cert to be out at the next election anyway - if there's one thing that might speed up the process it's the risk of losing Messi.