Lionel Messi’s Barca exit is probably the most disturbing moment in Blaugrana’s recent history. Of course, no one thought it would last until the end of time, but his sudden departure a month ago has shaken the very foundation of the club itself. The fans, on their end, want to know who is to blame for such an outcome, and more than a few pointed their fingers towards the new president Joan Laporta. The poisonous triangle between Barca’s president, players and fans after Messi’s departureHowever, top-secret documents regarding Messi that were shared in public earlier today show Leo’s desire to leave was undoubtful even a year ago when Josep Maria Bartomeu was in charge of the Catalan giants.That’s precisely why we suspect it’s Laporta himself behind this unprecedented BarcaLeaks, a whole bunch of classified documents that are no longer a secret thanks to Barcelona-based sports newspaper El Mundo Deportivo.Barcelona in tears as their beloved Leo bids farewell in press conference: I gave everything for this shirtThey published the infamous Messi’s burofax (a service in Spain used when you want to urgently dispatch a document that requires proof to third parties, a sort of an official letter) to the club sent on August 24. Messi’s letter to Bartomeu (©El Mundo Deportivo – Screenshot)In it, Messi referred to a clause in the contract that allowed him to leave Barcelona a year before the end of the contract.”In accordance with clause 3.1 of the contract signed on November 25, 2017, I express my desire to terminate my employment as a professional football player on August 30, 2020,” read the first paragraph of the document.##EDITORS_CHOICE##In the last paragraph, the Argentine claims that his desire to say goodbye is wholly justified.”In any case, less than ten days after the end of the season, respecting the agreed terms of clause 3.1, in accordance with the content of our agreement, which must be interpreted in accordance with the exceptional circumstances under which the 2019/20 season was played, I exercise my right to terminate the contract on August 30 2020 “.Griezmann and Messi left the club (©David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images)Although it is not yet known how the “leak” occurred, it seems that Barca cannot stop it. A flood of confidential information is slowly being created, which is not for the general public’s eyes. In addition to Messi’s request for termination of the contract, the media also came to the documents regarding Antoan Griezmann’s salary, which was KSh2,2 bilion for the maiden season, and it went higher for another KSh130,7 million every other season. Those documents were published by Catalan sports newspaper Sport.##NAJAVA_MECA_5797983##And it seems like they’re not going to stop there. It’s Laporta’s game time, obviously.
