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La Liga rule Lionel Messi’s $1.2b release clause valid – Stuff.co.nz
Huge hurdle to Manchester City move as Spain rulers deny free agent status to unhappy superstar.
La Liga have ruled that the $1.2b release clause in Lionel Messi’s Barcelona contract remains valid after the Argentina striker demonstrated his determination to leave by failing to report to the club’s training ground.
With some senior figures at Barcelona expecting Messi to join Manchester City, a bitter dispute now appears inevitable after it emerged that La Liga will side with Barcelona over the interpretation of Messi’s extraordinary release clause.
Messi had wanted to leave for free by…
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