Lionel Messi Contract: Barcelona Deal Set To Expire, Messi Officially Becomes a Free Agent

bbk Published On Thu Jul 01 2021 Modified On Thu Jul 01 2021

Lionel Messi Becomes a Free Agent After The Football Star's Contract With Barcelona Expires!

One of the best football players of the generation, Lionel Messi, has become a free agent after his agreement with Barcelona ended at midnight of July 1, as noted by ESPN. The football star is associated with Barcelona for two decades of his career.

After the agreement has ended, there is no official news of either Messi will stay with Barcelona or not. However, the football club is sure that it will not let go of one of its best players. As per Yahoo News, raw arrangements were made to extend the contract, but the final details haven't been public yet.

Lionel Messi is now a free agent.
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Last season, Messi tried to terminate his deal with Barcelona a year before the contract. But the football club said that the reason was not valid and ending the agreement wasn't possible. The club also threatened the footballer to take the case to court.

There were rumors that Messi made a sum of $674 million over his last contract with the club. The footballer also made $94.6 million as a loyalty bonus the previous season. The numbers are set to increase this year.

Jorge Messi, the father of Lionel, is also his manager. As per credible sources, Jorge is in a regular meeting with Barcelona's president Joan Laporta. There are reports that two parties may have a deal of two years.

PSG and Manchester City seemed to be serious about having Leo in their club. PSG had once shown their desire to call the football king in Paris.

Though Messi can join any club, it seems that the player will stay with Barcelona. The footballer had some tension with former president Josep Maria Bartomeu, but Lionel Messi has no problem being in the club under the presidency of Joan Laporta.

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