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Messi to leave Barcelona due to financial constraint – club statement

Start: 05 Aug 2021 18:29 GMT

End: 05 Aug 2021 19:29 GMT

Lionel Messi to leave Barcelona despite both parties having reached an agreement over a new contract, the La Liga club say, citing economic and structural obstacles to the renewal of deal.

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