Barcelona will reportedly insist that any club wanting to buy Lionel Messi before the end of his contract will have to pay his full £631million release clause.
Such clauses are commonplace in Spanish football in order for clubs to protect their assets, and Barca are said to be sticking to Messi's contractual obligations as they bid to placate the Argentinean, who has one year left on his deal.
Mundo Deportivo report that Barca have no intention of allowing their captain to leave the club this summer for anything less than is stipulated in his contract, with Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan all linked with the 33-year-old.
Suggestions that Messi remains angry with Barca were rife at the weekend, when it was claimed that the forward was 'furious' with the club after details emerged of his meeting with new manager Ronald Koeman, who was appointed last week.
The Dutchman has maintained that he sees Messi as an integral part of his plans, and discussed his future at his unveiling last week.
"He's still got a contract and is still a Barcelona player. At this point I need to speak to him because he is the captain," said Koeman.
"We need to work with him and speak with various players. We need to make some decisions but in Messi's case I hope he stays with us.
"I don't know if I have to convince Messi [to stay], whether it's that or not. He is the best player in the world and the best player in the world you want in your team, you don't want him playing against you.
"As a coach I would love to work with Messi because he wins matches. If he's at the ability and level he has always shown I'd be more than happy for him to stay."
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Things you cannot buy with money: Happiness UCL tittle Messi
halamadridRONYBOY
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barcelona just wants to make money! messi is 34 years old soon and he is not too great like he was in past. just barcelona makes messi god and higher than god and with their stupid brain, messi really cost 600million!
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Fun Fact:- If Average Clubs Like, Atalanta, Lazio, Roma, Arsenal e.t.c wants to trigger Messi's Release Clause they will have to Sell out their Stadium First to raise fund 😂
viswamohan
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Fun Fact:- If Average Clubs Like, Atalanta, Lazio, Roma, Arsenal e.t.c wants to trigger Messi's Release Clause they will have to Sell out their Stadium First to raise fund 😂
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Dude it's funny but fact is arsenal is one of the richest football club with 5th highest fan base according to 2019. And it's stadium is valued more than billion and whole club is worth over 2.5 billion dollars so get the facts right arsenal is no average club