If he is staying, there is no need to response to La Liga statement.
Response to it only mean he still want out
That's wrong, he won't response to La Liga statement because there is no point in it. He will announce his stay at the club, like Sphera Sports report.
Folk argued the other day that Messi generates hundreds of millions for Barca...but now the argument is 'it will cost money to keep him'.
Players get kept all the time against their will if that is what contract allows.
Unless City put in a bid high enough for Barca to at least consider Barca wont sell him or let him go.
Messi is a man child that cant handle not getting his own way and his poisonous best mate is just as bad.
But if his contract is up he has every right to do what he is doing. If he is a man child what are players like virgil van dijk who acted similar except they were actually under contract
Balague says "On Messi: his representatives will respond soon to LaLiga?s statement about his contract (and the buy out clause of ?700m) is still valid, and that way backing up FCB Chairman JM Bartomeu."
Lawyers will confirm that the release clause is valid. Consequently he's staying. Se queda.
He's also still under contract and his clan will admit that soon according to most recent reports.