Breaking News: Lionel Messi announces he is staying at FC Barcelona

[ohmylol]

Breaking: Lionel Messi has announced he is staying at Barcelona in an interview with Goal.

Despite wanting to leave the Camp Nou, he didn't want to take the club to court so he decided to stay. pic.twitter.com/hvOszvfkHk
- SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 4, 2020

Comments

[pilotis]

idk the full story of this but is he trapped by a contract? he makes it sound like it idk whats going on but my first instinct was to feel bad for him but comments make me feel like i probably shouldn't lmao

[fruitymangoes]

Yeah there's 700m euro clause, he'll have to wait till next year.

[ohmylol]

he is trapped by his contract, there is a clause that says if a team wants him has to pay 700m euro, everything is here:
https://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/118743359.html
https://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/118784122.html

[spankmypirate]

I don't actually feel bad for him per se, but Messi is a rare case where he really is THAT good and lives up to the hype surrounding him, so I tend to give him a bit of leeway because I do think he gets genuinely upset when he sees his club underperforming.

It would be nice if he paid his taxes tho

[shabelles]

he’s a tax evader so no lol

tho he’s not a rapist like r*naldo or a fascist like neymar so he’s just your run of the mill asshole rather then the WorstTM