Barcelona are still unable to secure Lionel Messi’s future
with a new deal, because of LaLiga’s refusal to make any concession, the UK
Mirror reports.
After being found guilty of operating significantly over the
league’s wage rulings, Barca were punished.
This means they were not allowed to register new signings,
except they cut down their wage bill.
Messi’s previous contract expired at the end of June, but he
is ready to extend his 21-year stay.
However, LaLiga slapped Barca with the wage-related
punishment in the period between the expiration of Messi’s previous contract
and before he had the chance to sign a new one.
As a result, just like the new signings, Messi has been
unable to be registered as a Barca player, with the new Spanish season now
under two weeks away.
Barcelona president, Joan Laporta, has pleaded with LaLiga
officials, claiming: “We want more flexibility from the league to be able to
include more signings.
“The negotiations with Messi are well underway, but we are
fixing several issues on both sides.”
If recent reports are to be believed, Barcelona could have
yet another issue to deal with, as La Liga are rumoured to be investigating
whether the money they have cleared from their wage bill thus far has been done
in a fair and legitimate manner.
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