Lionel Messi's new agreement would keep him at Barcelona through the 2020/21 season and sets a buyout clause of 700 million Euros
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• Lionel Messi signed a new agreement with Barcelona that sets his buyout clause at 700 million Euros. in pursuance of a statement from the club. The new agreement would keep him at the club through the 2020/21 season. Messi and the club had reportedly agreed to a new deal right after the five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s wedding but it was made official on Saturday.
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Messi has thus far spent 14 seasons in the first team of the club. This means that by the time the new agreement comes to an end, he would have spent 17 years as part of the Barcelona first team. Club president Joseph Maria Bartomeu had confirmed earlier that the new deal will be consisting of three agreement – one with Messi’s foundation, another regarding image rights and then the Employment Agreement.
Extensively rated as the greatest player of all time, Messi holds records for the most goals in La Liga, for Argentina and Barcelona. The Argentine had recently won his fourth Golden Shoe and has thus won the award as many times as arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo. Although Barcelona won the Copa del Rey, they failed to capture the La Liger and were knocked out of the Champions League in the quarterfinals, both of which were won by arch-rivals Real Madrid. Messi though scored 37 goals in La Liga last season and most recently led Argentina to World Cup qualification by scoring a hat-trick against Ecuador in their final qualifier.!