LaLiga sides with Barcelona over Lionel Messi contract clause

Lionel Messi is wanting to leave Barcelona (Nick Potts/PA)

LaLiga has sided with Barcelona in their ongoing contract dispute with wantaway forward Lionel Messi – who did not arrive for his scheduled Covid-19 test with the club on Sunday morning.

The 33-year-old told Barcelona chiefs on Tuesday evening that he wishes to leave the Nou Camp, believing he has a clause in his contract that would allow him to walk away for free.