Private planes, VIP boxes, and more: the demands that Messi would have asked for to stay in Barcelona.

The departure of Lionel Messi from FC Barcelona was one of the news that shook 2021; however, although it was known that the team was not going through good financial times, little was known about the request of the former '10' blaugrana.

The Spanish newspaper El Mundo published the report "Messi's brutal demands to Barca: 'Let them feel the sword over their heads'" as part of the investigation called Barzagate, in which they had access to emails between the culé institution with 'Lio', Gerard Piqué, Xavi, and Neymar.

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The phrase quoted in the headline refers to a comment that Jorge Messi would have sent to Alfonso Nebot, director of the Family Office Leo Messi, the company in charge of managing the fortune of the Argentine crack, with the idea of achieving an agreement that greatly benefits his son.

According to the media, the 'Pulga' expressly requested a private box at the Camp Nou for his family and his friend Luis Suárez. Furthermore, they indicate that he demanded a private plane to travel to Argentina with his family on festive dates.

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To sign his renewal contract, Messi requested 10 million euros and the payment of what was cut from his salary when the pandemic started. Likewise, there was an intention for the termination clause to be reduced from 700 million euros to 10,000.

These conversations would have taken place from June 2020, one year before his contract with the Catalan club expired. El Mundo reports that Josep Maria Bartomeu, former president of Barza, would have accepted all the demands except for the change in the release clause.

Through a statement, the Catalan club expressed indignation about the revelations of the Spanish newspaper for the "interested leak of information that would be part of a judicial proceeding," they said.

"In any case, the article in question makes public documents that have nothing to do with the instruction of the case and their use undermines the reputation and confidentiality of the club," they pointed out; and they mentioned that their lawyers are "studying the appropriate measures to take."