Messi Sets Barcelona Escape Clause in Case Catalonia Secedes
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Lionel Messi has written a clause into his contract with FC Barcelona allowing him to leave the team if Catalan independence means he can’t play top-league soccer.
Under the agreement the Argentine star signed in November, he links his commitment in the event of independence to Barcelona playing in a top European league, his father Jorge Messi told La Red radio in Argentina.