Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi is in the final week of his contract with the Spanish club, and it has been confirmed that he will sign a new contract till 2023.<\/p>\n
The recent signings of Sergio Aguero and Memphis Depay convinced the Argentine playmaker to extend his contract with the Spanish giants.<\/p>\n
Transfer window specialist Italian journalist, Fabrizio Romano, confirmed that an agreement between Barcelona and Messi is all but reached, with only a few details of the contract remaining to be finalised. Messi, as claimed by Romano, will sign a new contract that would keep him at the club till 2023.<\/p>\n
“Lionel Messi will extend his contract with Barcelona until June 2023, all parties involved have no doubt – but there are still some clauses to be fixed in the contract \u2018structure\u2019. #Messi<\/p>\n
…that\u2019s why there\u2019s no official announcement yet. But it\u2019s just a matter of time,” he tweeted.<\/p>\n
According to Le10 Sport, the announcement of Messi’s contract extension could be made on his birthday on Thursday.<\/p>\n
This comes after Barca president Joan Laporta was said to have been working tirelessly to get Messi to sign a new contract. Though a few details are to be finalised before the deal becomes offcial.<\/p>\n
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Source: Peacefmonline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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