MADRID: Lionel Messi’s contract with Barcelona will end on Wednesday without news from players or clubs about his future.
The hope is that the 34-year-old Messi, who played Argentina in the Copa America, will stay at the Catalan club.
He was reportedly close to reaching an agreement to extend his contract for two more years.
Messi’s future had become a mystery because he asked to leave the club rejected at the end of the 2019-20 season.
He finally lived and said he would reconsider his choice when this season ended.
Many have changed since he announced he wanted to leave the club.
The decision was made shortly after the team embarrassing the team for Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals, one of the worst defeat in club history and chaos.
But since then, Barcelona have a new coach in Ronald Koeman and a new president after the resignation of Josep Bartomeu, who is at odds with Messi.
Come on Joan Laporta, who won the club’s presidential election was partly due to his good relationship with Argentine stars.
He was the president when Messi’s career began.
Laporta said recently he was optimistic that Messi would renew his contract.
When asked about Messi’s future on Wednesday, he briefly said “Don’t worry.” Messi excels again this season despite resentions against his wishes.
He led the Spanish League in scoring 30 goals and helped the team win the Copa del Rey title.
In the previous Messi contract, it was signed in 2017, he reportedly received 138 million euros ($ 164 million) per season.
Playing in Barcelona’s help to keep Messi is the fact that the club has slowly improved financially amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Koeman stayed during the second season, and several players came to increase troops, including Memphis Depay, Sergio Aguero and Eric Garcia.
Messi has won 35 titles in 17 seasons with Barcelona.
He helped the club win the Champions League four times, Spanish League 10 times, Copa del Rey seven times and Spanish Super Cup eight times.
Whereas with the club, Messi seized recorded six Balloons d’or awards.
He was the top scorer of the team of all time with 672 goals in 778 appearances, and the top scorer in the Spanish League with 474 goals in 520 matches.
He is also a player with the most suitable club.
He is the top scorer in the Spanish league in eight seasons and the top scorer in the Champions League at six occasions.
26 goals against Real Madrid is a record for “Clásico” match against the most ferocious rivals Barcelona.
Messi arrived at Barcelona at the age of 13, when he and his family came to Spain to try his luck at the Youth Club Academy.
He made his official debut on October 16, 2004, and two years later helped the club win the first Champions League in a squad led by Ronaldinho.
Messi’s future in the air when the Barcelona contract ended
