The 33-year-old Argentine has declared his wish to leave the club whose academy he joined at the age of 13, beginning a glittering career which has soured over the past 12 months under the management of president Josep Maria Bartomeu.
They will argue that that date - nominally the end of the season - is now irrelevant after the coronavirus delays that led to the season's extension and the team playing deep into August. "I think Barcelona is in a stronger position but Messi has certainly showed the weakness Barcelona might have," sports and business lawyer Santiago Nebot, who has acted as general counsel for Spanish soccer players' union AFE, told Reuters.
"He is showing this weapon, saying I want to leave if you don't sit down and negotiate, I will try to use this clause, saying that it extends over time and that you could interpret it as being applicable now.
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