Barcelona’s under-fire president Josep Maria Bartomeu has insisted that Lionel Messi has penned a four-year contract extension.
According to Bartomeu the deal has been signed by the player’s agent and father, Jorge Horacio Messi.
Barca announced an agreement with the five-time World Player of the Year in July.
There reports that Messi himself is yet to put pen to paper amid rumours he is unhappy with the running of the club.
Messi’s current deal expires in 2018 meaning he could leave Barca for free next summer.
“It is all agreed and signed,” said Bartomeu in an interview with Barcelona-based daily Sport.
“There are three contracts: one with Messi’s foundation, that is signed by the president of the foundation and the player’s brother; a contract with Leo Messi’s image rights, that his father and administrator of his company have signed; and the work contract that Leo’s father has signed.”
On the delay in Messi signing the deal, Bartomeu claimed both the player and club’s hectic start to the season but it would be resolved within a month.
“There are no problems. All that is left is the protocol of the signature. We are calm,” he added.
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