BARCELONA, Sept 2: Lionel Messi�s father arrived in Spain early on Wednesday and is expected to meet with Barcelona club officials to discuss his son�s future.
Jorge Messi, who is also Lionel Messi�s agent, landed in Barcelona from Argentina. He is expected to meet with club president Josep Bartomeu and other team officials, but it�s unclear when this meeting will take place.
�I don�t know anything,� Jorge Messi said briefly after being questioned at the airport.
Lionel Messi last week told Barcelona he wanted to leave the club and invoked a contract clause that allowed him to depart for free at the end of the season.
But Barcelona claimed the clause expired in June and said he must see out his current contract until June 2021, or leave by paying the buyout clause of $700 million euros ($837 million).
Barcelona has been saying it will not facilitate Messi�s departure and will only negotiate a contract extension. The club has offered the Argentine a two-year extension that would keep him with Barcelona through the 2022-23 season. � AP
