straight to your inbox La Liga have weighed into the dispute over Lionel Messi's contract at Barcelona by indicating that he will not be allowed to leave for free.
There is uncertainty over how much, if anything, Manchester City will have to pay for sign the player. Messi's camp insist that he should be a free agent now because of a clause in his contract that allows for early termination if he puts in a transfer request within an allotted time frame.
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