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Lionel Messi is reportedly facing the possibility of a £1.1m fine and a suspension after missing the beginning of Barcelona's pre-season preparations. Messi, who is eager to secure a move away from the club, didn't report for coronavirus testing on Sunday and also wasn't present as training began on Monday under the new manager. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to Marca, Barcelona could punish Messi, with the 33-year-old forward poised to incur 'serious penalties' as a result of his actions. Messi, who currently earns around £95m a year, believes that he is no longer an employee of Barcelona but if he is absent for another day he could see his salary withdrawn for 11 days or receive a fine of 25 per cent of his monthly salary. And he earns £1.1...

La Liga have confirmed in an official statement that Lionel Messi’s release clause at Barcelona is still active and that any side interested in his signature will have to pay £632m. The 33-year-old informed Barcelona last week of his desire to leave after nearly two decades at the Camp Nou. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Messi’s team told Barcelona about their plans to exercise a clause in his contract which allowed him to leave for nothing at the end of every campaign. But, Barca have been insistent that this clause was not valid anymore and that he would be going nowhere unless any club pays the funds to trigger his release clause. La Liga has now backed Barcelona's stance by releasing a statement reading: "In compliance with the applicable rule, ...

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi will not be tied to his £632m release clause as it has already expired at the end of last campaign, according to reports in Spain. The Argentine superstar handed in his transfer request to the club last week and was hopeful he could terminate his contract in order to leave for free. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But, the move has been blocked by Barcelona, who insist that option expired last June, when the 2019/20 campaign was originally scheduled to end before the coronavirus crisis. Barcelona supporters have been protesting outside the Camp Nou to try and make Messi stay at the club, but it seems another bombshell has been dropped. According to Spanish radio station Cadena SER, the £632m release clause expired at th...