Lionel Messi has sent a letter stating that he wants to leave Barcelona. The following is a chronology of these moments in the past year.
At the start of the 2019/2020 season, there were rumors that Messi wanted to leave and join Inter Milan. Although the rumors were shocking, the news about the move was quite intense.
Apart from Inter, other rumors say that Messi made contact with Neymar and invited the Brazilian star to return to Barcelona. Neymar is believed to have agreed to Messi’s request to return to Camp Nou because he also did not feel at home at PSG.
However, once the season started, Barcelona failed to get Neymar. Rumors began to emerge that the Blaugrana’s desire to recruit Neymar was just a trick for Messi to stay at Barcelona.
Even though he didn’t get Neymar, Barcelona successfully recruited Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann.
The 2019/2020 season is finally underway and Messi is still wearing a Barcelona costume. Messi’s journey this season is overshadowed by a release clause that could make Messi leave Barcelona without a transfer fee on June 10, 2020.
In February, Messi got into a fight with Barcelona’s sporting director, Eric Abidal. This commotion began with Abidal’s comments after the change of coach from Ernesto Valverde to Quique Setien.
Abidal accused a number of Barcelona players of not working hard and Messi was inflamed by the comments. Messi immediately issued a comment to attack Abidal back.
“To be honest, I don’t like getting involved in matters like this. However, I believe that everyone has to take care of their own business.”
“We as players should know best when something goes wrong. The responsibility as a sporting director should understand his duties and make decisions broadly,” Messi wrote.
Barcelona were confirmed to be knocked out of the Copa del Rey but are still on track for the La Liga and Champions League trophy hunt.
Before the competition was stopped due to the pandemic, Barcelona were still two points ahead of Real Madrid in the Spanish League.
After June 1 arrived, there was no announcement that Messi’s clause was activated. Barcelona supporters can breathe a sigh of relief.
Then Barcelona performed poorly when La Liga competition began again. They eventually lost to Real Madrid in the race for the Spanish League title.
Barcelona then still had the opportunity to end the season sweetly through the Champions League title.
Barcelona managed to beat Napoli and arrived in the quarter-finals for a duel against Bayern Munich. In that match, the Blaugrana collapsed with an embarrassing score, 2-8.
After that defeat, rumors of Messi leaving Barcelona increasingly flowed. Messi is considered disappointed with Barcelona’s current situation and game.
As rumors and maze circulated, Messi finally sent a letter of desire to leave Barcelona, Tuesday (25/8).
Although Messi’s leave-free transfer clause expires on June 10, the corona pandemic that has forced the competition to withdraw is considered a valid alibi that the clause has only been activated at this time.
Under normal circumstances, June 10th is the time when all competitions are over.
