BREAKING: Messi tells Barcelona to terminate his contract, refuses to return for preseason

Messi is understood to have told the Catalans, to activate a clause in his contract, which allows him to leave the club at the end of the season.

However, both parties have disagreed over when the season actually finished.

Barca feel the clause could only be activated by the end of June, while Messi feels the campaign ends in August.

According to Spanish football expert, Guillem Balague, this is likely to result in a standoff and Messi refusing to undergo preseason tests or training.

Balague tweeted: “He has no intention to do the preseason tests or start the training sessions with Ronald Koeman. He had told the coach already that he saw himself ‘closer to leave than to stay’.”: Why Yoruba nation lost confidence in security outfit – Pastor Giwa

The Senior Pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa, on Tuesday, said the people of South West have lost confidence in the security network, codenamed,’ Operation Amotekun’.

Pastor Giwa said Amotekun has been hijacked by politicians contrary to the initial motives.

Giwa’s reaction followed the statement made by the Presidency that activities of the security outfit would be determined and controlled by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu.

Operation Amotekun is an initiative of the governors in the South-West geopolitical zone of Nigeria.

It is a security outfit that was created with the aim of protecting lives and property within the states.

However, Giwa faulted the decision of the Federal government to control Amotekun.

In a statement he signed and forwarded to DAILY POST, Giwa said: “I don’t see Amotekun protecting the South West if they insist to control it. Nothing, absolutely will function well under politicians or the Federal government.

“I lost confidence in the security outfit the moment politicians involved themselves in the process. You don’t have power more than your master.

“Anything a government dictates to the group, it shall do. We must not deceive ourselves, there won’t be freedom for them to do the job very well.”