After a move this summer, Lionel Messi would return to Barcelona on Monday to work out before the 2020-2021 season, according to Sam Marsden and Moises Llorens of ESPN.
The superstar will not register without delay for his teammates due to the COVID-19 protocol of La Liga, however, the Argentine will exercise separately until allowed. The club has several friendlys before starting their bliguera season on September 27 against Villarreal.
Messi, first of all, hoped to leave Barcelona with a loose transfer, but that would have required a dispute in court after disagreements over his exclusion date.
“Now I’m still at the club because the president told me that the only way out is to pay the 700 million euro (624 million pounds / $823 million) clause, and that’s impossible,” he said in an interview with Ruben Uria of Goal. com.
Barcelona had also told the striker that he could stay out of the season if he wanted to leave for free.
The 33-year-old had a clause in his contract that allowed him to retire until June 10, but felt that this had been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic that replaced the season schedule. The League sided with the team in the dispute.
Manchester City would have been from Messi’s touchdown if he had been traded, meeting the striker with coach Pep Guardiola.
Although he stayed away from Barcelona because of discord, he is now back in the fold and in a position to help the team for next season.
Barça just had a disappointing season in which they ended at the time of Real Madrid by the name of La Liga and suffered an 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals. The club hopes to return to its trophy point and stay as the six-time Ballon d’Or winner provides a significant boost.