Why Barcelona had to let go of Messi
Messi’s last contract, signed in 2017, was the most lucrative in world sport, according to a January report in newspaper El Mundo.“To suddenly end like this when you thought he was already contracted again ... It’s really sad, really really sad,” said 36-year-old student and Barcelona fan Jose Rivero earlier, standing on the street in the Catalan capital.
Even fans of arch-rivals Real Madrid were sorry to see Messi leave. “I’m a Real Madrid fan but I consider Messi one of the best, if not the best player of all time,” said news stand owner Roberto , at his kiosk in the Spanish capital. Laporta said the club had lined up two new deals with Messi, firstly a two-year deal made payable over five years, and then a separate five-year contract, but they could not get either deal done because of LaLiga’s financial fair play rules.Laporta said that they would have been able to get Messi’s new deal over the line if they had agreed to LaLiga’s proposed €2.7 billion cash injection from CVC Capital Partners, a private equity and investment advisory firm.
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