It is understood that the 33-year-old on Tuesday faxed the giants of La Liga to terminate his contract.
Messi rose through the ranks at the Camp Nou after joining the outstanding La Masia academy and won 33 primary trophies and a record six Ballon d’Or titles.
Reports state that the Argentine alien had a clause in his contract that, if activated, would allow him to leave the club for free.
Although the suggestion is that this clause expired in May – there are accusations that Messi and his team deserve an extension to crown the protracted season – which extended until August as a result of delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
It remains to be noted how Barcelona will respond to Messi’s request, as the club tries to rebuild after Ronald Koeman’s appointment as head coach.
Messi, a bluish blue team that won 8-2 through Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals, and speaking recently, Koeman said he is looking ahead to run with the striker.
“It’s an emotion to have a player like Messi on the team. Its qualities will make the team develop,” he told the official website of Barcelona.
Messi rose through the ranks at the Camp Nou after joining the outstanding La Masia academy and won 33 primary trophies and a record six Ballon d’Or titles, and in the past it was unthinkable for him to leave.
However, news of its future availability generates a strong interest in the most productive European teams.
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Manchester City is most likely related to a change to Messi, and a change to Etihad will bring a meeting with former boss Pep Guardiola.
While coaching the Argentine striker in Barcelona, Guardiola won three La Liga titles and two Champions League trophies over a four-year period from 2008.
The eldest of Guardiola wants to defend his defence after seeing City lose his Premier League name to Liverpool, ahead of the new champions by the 18-point chill, but a move for Messi can prove too difficult to resist.
Manchester United’s neighbours may also be interested, as they already indicated this summer that they are willing to spend a lot to pursue Jadon Sancho.
United exceeded expectations by completing third place this season, however, he relied too much on Bruno Fernandes for special moments of extra style with the strikers and Messi would ease the burden on Portuguese.
Another destination imaginable can be surpassed by Champions League finalists Paris St Germain.
The French champions have already spent a lot on Messi’s former Barcelona team-up company Neymar and France’s foreigner Kylian Mbappé, the world’s top two players.
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