Lionel Messi’s future at Barcelona looked no closer to being resolved after the first meeting between the player’s father and club officials on Wednesday ended without an agreement, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.

The person said club president Josep Bartomeu met for more than 90 minutes with Jorge Messi to discuss the the Argentina star’s request to leave the club, but that neither part made any concessions.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak publicly about the private meeting.

Lionel Messi last week told Barcelona he wanted to leave the club and invoked a contract clause that allowed him to depart for free at the end of the season. But Barcelona claimed the clause expired in June and said he must see out his contract until June 2021, unless the buyout clause of 700 million euros ($837 million) is paid.


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jus too bad.. seems barca board really wants tk drag messi to Court, how would u expect a player dt wan to leave sign a new 2yr contract??
u dnt force a king like messi to sit on ur throne if he chooses to leave

Barca should at least regroup £100 from messi....they need to rebuild the team....messi and his representative should stop being selfish insisting that he leave for free..

If he can't leave now, he should just see his contract through.

He'll leave for free next year.

Meanwhile, Messi's father looks very fit.