Barcelona star Lionel Messi’s contract situation finally ended. He stay at Barcelona.
Messi, who has been considered the world’s best football player, signs new Barcelona contract with €700 million buyout clause. Barcelona announced that Lionel Messi had finally signed a new contract at the club. Argentinian superstar sign that will keep him at FC Barcelona through the 2020/21 season.
After Manchester City’s debut, club’s official website noted the buyout clause in Messi’s new deal stands at €700 million.
FC Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu also spoke after the signing. He said “It’s a great contract for the best player in football history,it fills me with pride to see him with us renewing his love for the Club.”
Not Manchester City
Barcelona star Lionel Messi was reportedly considering a move to Manchester City. Lionel Messi reported that he wanted to leave the team, citing the Catalan referendum and the political developments that followed him.
After the ups and downs, Barcelona had to accept Messi’s demands. He also put in an astronomical free against Manchester City’s possibility of re-commissioning.
[adrotate group=”9″]14 Seasons with Team A
Lionel Messi came to Barca in 2000 at the age of 13, from Newell’s Old Boys. With his impressive performance in the categories of infrastructure, he made his first match with Team A in the preparatory game against Porto at the age of 16. Officially, at the age of 17, he wore blaugranay for the first time in front of Espanyol.
He recorded his first goal for the Catalan club against Albacete in Camp Nou. After that, the history started. Messi became the biggest footballer of all time by winning every single breakable record, number of goals, cups, individual and team. He received his fourth Golden Shoe award on Friday for leading all of Europe’s leagues in scoring last season.
Now he is 30 years old and he is going to spend 14 seasons and he will carry at least 17 seasons Barça colors on this new contract.
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