Barcelona hope to announce new Lionel Messi contract this week after lengthy talks
dailystar.co.ukBarcelona finally hope to announce the contract renewal of Lionel Messi this week after lengthy negotiations and then complications in re-signing the player.Messi’s contract expired on 30 June 2021 and he has been a free agent since, but there has been a verbal agreement in place since then and the Argentine has not entertained offers from other clubs.Now, with Barcelona having completed the paperwork and the logistics of the agreement, an announcement of Messi’s extension is expected soon.Messi will sign on for a further five years and will take a 50 percent pay cut, helping the club’s dire financial situation as they hope to return to the top of LaLiga next season.Messi didn’t show up for training on Monday, which isn’t a surprise, and he.
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