Argentina's world-famous footballer Lionel Messi has expressed his desire to leave Barcelona immediately after many years.
Sources close to the matter confirmed that Messi has expressed a desire to leave the club immediately, which could lead to problems for the famous Spanish club, which lost 2-8 to Bayern Munich two weeks ago.
At Messi's request, the club responded by saying that they wanted the famous footballer to stay with the club for now and end his career in Barcelona.
Messi's decision to leave the club has been backed by his former teammate and former Barcelona captain Carlos Powell.
Another source said that the document sent to the club by Messi's lawyer also included a copy of the agreement reached with the club in 2017, in which it was stated that footballers can leave the club whenever they want, but this clause is also removed. It happened on June 10 this year.
Under the deal, which expires in 2021, Messi can leave Barcelona without the club's consent only if a rival club pays Barcelona a hefty 700 700 million for his services.
It is to be noted that Messi has expressed his desire to leave the club on an occasion when the Spanish media had reported the day before that the new coach of the club Ronald Cuomo had told Messi's close friend and fellow striker Luis Suarez. That they do not want to see the Uruguayan star play in the club anymore.
Other reports claim that Arturo Vidal, Ivan Reckitt and Samuel Eto'o have been told that the club no longer needs them.
After the worst defeat to Barینa, Barcelona have decided to make major changes to their squad as this is the first time in 12 years that the club has not won a trophy in a season.
Messi, who has won the Player of the Year award six times, has been unhappy for the past 12 months over club affairs and other matters run by President Josep Maria, which is why news of his departure has been circulating for so long. Circulating
Respeto y admiración, Leo. Todo mi apoyo, amigo.
— Carles Puyol (@Carles5puyol) August 25, 2020
He criticized the club for cutting players' salaries due to the Corona virus, while Messi criticized the club's strategy in an interview after losing the Lala Liga title to Real Madrid in July. He said that the team has become very weak.