straight to your inbox Lionel Messi has made it plain he wants a meeting with the Barcelona hierarchy to sort out his future, with Manchester City awaiting the outcome.
The Argentina star’s future hangs in the balance after his dramatic transfer request earlier this week, and his resolve to see through his decision to quit the Nou Camp after 20 years will be tested in the coming days.
On the face of it, Barca are standing firm on their position – that there is a £630million release fee in Messi ’s contract, and they still hope the request was a shock tactic to try to force change at the Catalan club.
There are reports in Spain that they have turned down his request for a meeting, which would be a case of firmly batting the ball back into.
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