This is the reason by which Messi did not play free in the Barça

The barcelonismo lived one of his more difficult days when it made public that Messi would not continue being player of the FC Barcelona. In a back press conference to the announcement, the Argentinian explained the conditions that had presented him the club to be able to inscribe him.

Recently Laporta has issued statements regretting that Lionel Messi did not offer to play free in the club. However, the newspaper Sport has indicated that this possibility never was on the table in accordance with the information supplied to the half by sources involved in the operation.

The proposal of the club was a reduction salarial of 50%, an offer that the same Messi accepted, even being elder the discount regarding his first year of agreement. In his farewell like Barcelona captain, indicated that that was the option presented by the club to be able to inscribe him.

The final decision was of the Barça

Months before, after expiring his agreement on 30 June, the difficulties to agree the extension of his bond did but complicated. For then, the player was not present in the City Condal, was his father, Jorge Messi, the one who represented to the international that for then found in Brazil contesting the Glass America.

Messi also had transmitted to his surroundings that was conscious of the economic situation of the club, by what would not demand more money of what the Barça was had to pay. But the directive considered that there was not at all more for doing, by what the initial offer finished being withdrawal.