Messi will no longer appear for Barcelona due to severe financial implications.
The football world was in shock on Thursday evening when Barcelona released a statement that effectively cut ties with Lionel Messi – unarguably the club’s greatest-ever player.
The president of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, said at a press conference on Friday that despite Messi’s status, “We cannot mortgage half a century of television rights to comply with Financial Fair Play. “I’m not willing to do that. We have a club with 122 years of history and it is above any player, even the greatest player in the world.”
The Thursday press release had tried to explain the financial circumstances that necessitated the Messi termination.and Lionel Messi having reached an agreement and the clear intention of both parties to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen because of financial and structural obstacles . “As a result of this situation, Messi shall not be staying on at FC Barcelona. Both parties deeply regret that the wishes of the player and the club will ultimately not be fulfilled,” the statement added.
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