The club and the Argentine will close the agreement and the ’10’ will continue to wear a Blaugrana until June 2026, with a considerable salary reduction
Came the day. Leo Messi stays at Barça. The Blaugrana club and the Argentine forward have reached an agreement in principle to the renewal of the captain for five more seasons, until June 2026. Messi ended his contract on June 30 and could have left Barcelona for free, although neither party wanted to separate their paths. Leo had offers, especially one from PSG, but decided to sign for the club of his life, where he will play up to 39 years old.
As you may have known Goal, Messi accepted the offer made by Barça and the salary will be lowered by 50%. As “L’esportiu de Catalunya” has advanced, the agreement is practically closed, although Goal can specify that the official announcement will be postponed for a few weeks, as there are still the last fringes to be finished of the contract that will link the Argentine and the Catalan club for the next five years.
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Messi has decided to continue in the team that has seen him grow a year after wanting to leave. In August 2020, after 2-8 against Bayern Munich and after several seasons without competing for the Champions League, the captain decided to abandon ship. Angry with President Josep Maria Bartomeu, Messi sent a burofax announcing his intention to leave Barcelona, although the club moved all its legal pieces to prevent the ’10’ from activating the exit clause signed in his contract. Messi did not want to take to the Barça in judgment and announced that he was staying for an exclusive interview with GOAL.
Now, the president is no longer Josep Maria Bartomeu. A motion of censure sponsored by thousands of partners forced him to resign from his position and, after eleven years, Joan Laporta returns to lead Barcelona. One of the first objectives of the new president, as he repeated in the electoral campaign, was to renew Leo Messi, with whom maintains a very good relationship. In fact, he was the president with whom he debuted in the first team and with whom he became the best player in the world.
With the renewal of your contract, Messi will add 26 years wearing the Barça colors. He arrived in Barcelona in 2000, at only 13 years old, and made his debut in the first team in 2004, before reaching the age of majority. And with Barça he has won everything: ten Leagues, four Champions League, seven King’s Cups and, furthermore, in his particular showcase, he accumulates six Ballon d’Or, being the footballer with the most honors in history.
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