Lionel Messi’s father arrived in Spain early 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. Barcelona has been saying it will not facilitate Messi's departure and will only negotiate a contract extension. In addition to meeting with Messi’s father, Barcelona said it also wanted to meet personally with the player to try to change his mind about leaving. Barcelona is scheduled to begin its season against Villarreal in the Spanish league at the end of the month.

Source: Fox News September 02, 2020 08:48 UTC