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Messi Addresses Press On Sunday

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August 07, (THEWILL) – Barcelona’s Lionel Messi will hold a Press Conference on Sunday at the Camp Nou after his Barcelona exit was confirmed by the La Liga club on Thursday and the club President in his Press Conference on Friday.

As THEWILL reported, Messi’s contract at Camp Nou expired at the end of June and though there was an agreement between the parties that he would extend his deal with the Spanish side, Barcelona confirmed on Thursday that Messi would no longer be linked with the club.

This was a shocking turn of events, but as the President explained, it was necessary after they were unable to register him with La Liga due to Financial Fair Play (FFP) constraints operating in the league.

Joan Laporta, the President of Barcelona, in that Friday conference explained why saying: “We couldn’t fit in the contract we had with Messi due to FFP. In order to register Messi, the club had to agree to a contract that would affect the club for 50 years in terms of television rights.

“Messi wanted to stay at Barça. We wanted him to stay. It was the first step that was made, a key factor. After all of the negotiation process, a moment comes where you need to say, “Enough!” You need to analyse it, and look at the numbers. In La Liga, we need to abide by the rules.

In the alternative, Messi has spoken to Paris Saint-Germain over a switch to France and he is reported to be closing in a move to the Ligue 1 side, and may be in the process of signing a deal worth €35 million per season with the former French champions.

In the English Premier League, UEFA League champions, Chelsea have also been linked with the Argentine.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich asked to hold an “urgent meeting” with Messi’s camp to explore a deal, while intermediaries tried setting up a meeting with Messi’s father, Jorge, who doubles as the player’s agent.

These moves were too late as talks were already at an advanced stage with Les Parisiens by the time their interest peaked.

The outgoing legend of the Catalan club is now billed to speak at a Press Conference scheduled for Barcelona’s ground on Sunday. It will give the Argentine the ground to explain the situation as well as his possible next steps for his life after Barcelona.

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Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.

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