President Josep Maria Bartomeu and Lionel Messi, during the signing of the new contract on Saturday morning. | MIGUEL RUIZ-FCB (Photo credit)
FC Barcelona have confirmed that Lionel Messi has signed a new contract on Saturday morning.
The new deal according to the reports will keep the Argentinian superstar at the Club through the 2020/21 season.
It has been learnt that The buyout clause was set at €700m.
This means that by the time the new deal expires, Messi will have spent 17 years with the first team.
The 30 years old joined Barça back in 2000 as a 13-year-old, arriving from Newell's Old Boys.
He made his first team debut at just 16 years of age in a friendly against FC Porto, before making his official debut the following season against Espanyol at age 17.
Shortly after, he scored his first senior goal with a clever lob against Albacete at the Camp Nou.
Messi is in his 14th season with the first team and, with his new deal, will be dressed in blaugrana for at least 17 seasons in total.
Messi has won eight La Liga titles, four Champions Leagues, five Copas del Rey, seven Spanish Super Cups, three European Super Cups, and three Club World Cups.
Messi has in total 30 titles and are tied with teammate Andrés Iniesta for most in Club history.
He has won the Ballon d’Or award five times, more than any other Player in the history of the game, four Pichichi awards as the top scorer in the Spanish First Division, and four Golden Shoes as the top domestic scorer in Europe.
On Friday, he added another individual award, Messi won the fourth Golden Shoe was officially handed over to him—by his friend and teammate, Luis Suarez.
The Argentinian No 10 has scored 523 goals in 602 games and is both the Club’s and La Liga’s all-time leading goalscorer.
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