Lionel Messi’s burofax asking to leave Barcelona after Bayern Munich humiliation revealed

The infamous burofax that Lionel Messi sent to former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu last year has been revealed.

The Argentine sent a document to Bartomeu on August 24, 2020, expressing his desire to activate the clause in his contract that would terminate his agreement and allow him to leave the troubled club for free.

The fax – which was revealed by Mundo Deportivo – was sent just nine days after Barcelona’s humiliating 8-2 Champions League loss to Bayern Munich and a day after the Germans lifted the trophy following their triumph over the PSG in the final.

The infamous burofax that Lionel Messi sent to Josep Maria Bartomeu has been revealed

Messi’s fax was addressed to Bartomeu and sent to Barcelona headquarters on August 24 at 6:19 p.m. – just over a week after the Champions League turmoil.

Burofax described a clause in Messi’s contract that said he could leave the club if he asked before the end of the season.

The planned end of the 2019-20 season was June 10, 2020, however, given the football disruption due to the coronavirus pandemic, this date has been pushed back.

Messi argued that the delays caused by the global pandemic meant the clause was still valid, but Barcelona refused to stick to it due to Manchester City’s interest.

The Argentinian sent a document to Bartomeu (left) on August 24, 2020, expressing his desire to activate the clause in his contract that would end his contract and allow him to leave for free.

It happened just nine days after Barcelona’s 8-2 Champions League loss to Bayern Munich

The 34-year-old Argentina international also cited a state of alarm and force majeure in his letter, insisting the clause should still stand due to the pandemic.

During a state of alert, the clauses and obligations provided for in a contract are suspended. While force majeure generally exempts one or both parties from fulfilling the obligation stipulated in their agreement due to an unforeseen event beyond their control.

The burofax, which was published by Mundo Deportivo, read: “By means hereof, and in accordance with the provisions of article 3.1. of the contract of November 25, 2017, I express to you my desire to terminate my employment contract as a professional footballer with an effective date of August 30, 2020.

Burofax described a clause in Messi’s contract that said he could leave the club if he asked before the end of the 2019-20 season

Messi (above) cited a state of alarm and force majeure in his letter to the former president

“The aforementioned clause should be interpreted in accordance with the exceptional circumstances in which the 2019-2020 football competitive season took place, due to the state of alarm and the force majeure situation caused by the covid pandemic. 19.

Due to this exception, the 2019-2020 competitive season ended yesterday, without prejudice to this for our team, this completion would take place on August 15, the date of our return to Barcelona after our elimination from the Champions League in the night of August 14. . ‘

“In any case, within 10 days of the end of the competition, I exercise my right to terminate the contract with effect from August 30, 2020, with the consequences provided for in the aforementioned provision 3.1.

“Sincerely, Lionel Andrés Messi. ”

Messi was reportedly forced to sue the Catalan giants after rejecting his request, had he not decided to stay at the club for another season.

Messi left Barcelona this summer and joined PSG (above) after the Catalan giants failed to register his new La Liga contract

Messi made his highly anticipated PSG debut on the bench against Reims last month

Nonetheless, Messi left Barcelona this summer after the Catalan giants confirmed they were unable to register his new La Liga contract.

The news left Messi devastated after agreeing to take a 50% salary reduced from his previous agreement to adhere to La Liga Financial Fair Play rules and remain at the club.

This would have seen Messi’s earnings cut by £ 250,000 per week on the proposed new five-year contract. However, the 34-year-old would be happy to take the hit if it meant he could re-register as a Barcelona player.

Due to La Liga rules, PSG have stepped for the superstar and signed him to a two-year contract worth a staggering £ 1million per week.

Messi made his highly anticipated PSG debut on the bench when the Ligue 1 club recorded a routine 2-0 win at Reims last month.