PARIS, Aug 9 ― Barcelona were desperate to keep Lionel Messi and the Argentine wanted to stay at the Camp Nou ― as his tears at a farewell press conference yesterday attested.
However, those debts and the need to comply with a strict Spanish league salary cap have forced Messi out. Clubs in Spain’s top two divisions suffered a loss of earnings totalling €2.013 billion for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Without being in line with the salary cap rules, Barcelona are not allowed to register any new signings. With Messi’s previous deal having expired in June, he would have been considered a new signing.
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