Barcelona plan to extend Lionel Messi's contract until 2022 at least with the Argentine star as central to their trophy ambitions as ever.
Messi, 31, is already contracted to Barcelona until 2021 following his last extension in November 2017 and has a €700million (£604m) release clause.
But, according to Mundo Deportivo, club president Josep Maria Bartomeu wants to offer Messi a fresh deal that would tie him to the Nou Camp until either 2022 or 2023.
Messi remains as integral to Barcelona's chances of silverware as ever before, having scored 33 goals and contributed 18 assists in 34 outings across all competitions so far this season.
Overall, he has an astonishing 585 goals in 671 matches for the club since he made his first-team debut in 2004.
Bartomeu, who faces presidential elections again in 2021, said of Messi: 'Leo has a contract until 2021 and we will also do another renovation.
'He is strong and mentally better than ever. He has the ambition to win titles.'
Barcelona are in a very strong position to do just that this season.
They are seven points clear of second-placed Atletico Madrid in La Liga as they aim to win what would be Messi's 10th league title.
Messi will add a seventh Copa del Rey crown if Barca beat Valencia in the final and they face Lyon in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday.
aryan-tyagi
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why did he have to come, we where living our life normally but than an alien came from another planet. to give us happiness, to show us the really ways of football. it seems like in few years we will be back to normal and he would be gone for ever
sheyzman
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Why cant he sign a life contract? i believed messi as won all the desire trophies with Barcelona he serve the best contract in the world 🌏 he is a legend already even before he was born
muhammad9963
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Totti spent almost all his life career in Roma but only renewed his contract twice. And Messi who call himself goat renewed his contract like 10 times in a single club. So unfortunate.
yonder
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One year is not enough. Let's renew the contract for ten years.
datsama
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come on my fellow barca fans don't go hard on those ones that are complaining about barcelona giving messi new contract every year they don't know what it means to have the greatest player of all time in your team so pardon them please.
Divyansh26
51
More years of non stop action from the G.O.A.T....Congratulations Barcelona
Gunnersincebirth2
51
It's easier to learn physics than to study Messi
Thabxteva
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Totti spent almost all his life career in Roma but only renewed his contract twice. And Messi who call himself goat renewed his contract like 10 times in a single club. So unfortunate.
Why do you sweat over another mans success! The president wants to renew his contact and hold him down to 2022, how does this in any way concern your linage! your job is to shut up and enjoy him play if that's still too hard for you,you can go to hell,am quite sure the universe wouldn't mind #BirdBrain
Mrinmay_Pal
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And later he will call himself goat
See this at first
LMSEN
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Totti spent almost all his life career in Roma but only renewed his contract twice. And Messi who call himself goat renewed his contract like 10 times in a single club. So unfortunate.
when did messi called himself a goat. you morons just need a reason to criticize Messi. he is not like your arrogant tap in merchant who brags about his greatness