The leak is the secret of Messi leaving Barca
It's been two seasons since Messi left Barcelona. Xavi, the coach of the team, wants to bring Messi back into the team even if he leaves it. But many people may not know the real reason why he left Messi. The matter seems very simple but actually it was very complicated to keep Messi. Therefore, President Laporte sent Messi away from Barcelona due to the rules.
Two years after the incident, the Spanish newspaper 'El Mundo' revealed that the Argentine star gave Barcelona 9 conditions to renew the contract. However, six of those nine conditions were accepted by Barcelona. But Messi and his family imposed conditions on accepting an offer despite rejecting two of the remaining three conditions outright. The objection was there. And that's why the Argentine magician ended his long 21-year relationship with Barcelona.
Messi's 9 conditions for contract renewal in 2020 detailed in emails between Messi's father and agent Jorge Messi and his lawyer Jorge Pecourt, Barca president Joseph Bertameu and Barca CEO Scar Grau According to trickery.
In 2020, the president of Barcelona sent a contract renewal proposal to Messi's father. As proposed, the duration of the contract would be one year. It will increase every year thereafter unless Messi asks to leave by April 30. However, against that agreement, Messi's lawyer Jorge Pecourt sent a mail to the president of Barcelona with his own conditions for a contract renewal. There 9 conditions are mentioned in case of contract renewal. The conditions are:
1. The new contract will be for 3 years.
2. Deducted salary refund with interest: Due to covid 19, 20 percent salary cut for all footballers including Messi in 2020-21 season. Messi claims that all of it should be returned. Out of this, 10 percent in 2021-22 season, remaining 10 percent in 2022-23 season. Not only the deducted part of the salary, but also 3 percent interest has to be paid.
3.Private box at Camp Nou for himself and Suarez's family.
4. Private flights to Argentina with the whole family for the Christmas holidays will have to be paid for.
5. A bonus of 10 million euros will be paid for the contract renewal.
6. Minimizing the release clause: Messi's release clause in his last contract in 2017 was close to 700 million euros. He stipulated that the release clause should be completely reduced in the new contract. To 'reduce' is almost to eliminate. From 70 million euros to only 10 thousand euros. That is, if a club wants to take Barca for 10 thousand euros while the contract is in place.
7. Salary increase: Messi's salary income was reduced due to the increase in tax rates by the Spanish government. For this, he demanded an increase in salary, so that the post-tax income is not lower than before.
8.Personal assistant contract renewal: Pepe Costa was Messi's personal assistant at Barcelona. Barcelona paid his salary on the payroll. The Barcelona board had planned to stop his work considering the financial condition of the club. Messi agreed to renew the contract with Costa.
9. Commission for brother: Messi's brother Rodrigo worked with Barcelona as an agent for footballers. He was Ansu Fati's agent at that time. Messi's condition was to renew the contract with his brother as well.
Among these conditions, the Barca president did not agree to reduce the release clause and the one million euro bonus for contract renewal. In addition, it is said that the salary increase will be considered only after the club's income exceeds 110 million euros. There are many reasons for this condition. Barcelona was going through a bad financial situation at the time.
But Messi and his family did not like the offer made by Barcelona. In the end, Messi and his family did not want to stay in Barcelona. As a result, Messi sent a Burofax to the club in the last week of August of that year, where he announced his intention to leave the club.
