It was the main file of FC Barcelona on this transfer window 2021/2022. It was also one of the pillars of the project led by the new president of the Catalan club Joan Laporta. Free from any contract while wearing the colors of FC Barcelona for 21 years, Lionel Messi (34) could engage where he wishes.
Free agent for a month, the six-fold Ballon d’Or will finally stay a little longer with his club of hearts as has just revealed Sport. If the trend has been favorable for several weeks, the Catalan media affirms this Monday afternoon that the agreement is total between the Blaugranas and Lionel Messi for the signing of a new five-year contract.
Lionel Messi will still wait before finding the team
The native of Rosario will therefore be linked to FC Barcelona again until June 2026. A first victory for Joan Laporta elected president of FC Barcelona on March 7 following the departure of Josep Maria Bartomeu. If he still has to reduce the club’s payroll, in order to register Lionel Messi again in the workforce, the president of FC Barcelona can already be delighted to have completed this file.
Currently on vacation after winning the 2021 Copa América with Argentina, Lionel Messi will still have to wait for FC Barcelona to rebalance his accounts to find his way back to training. It is therefore very likely that the Joan Gamper Trophy which will be held on August 8 against Juventus is missing. The soap opera Lionel Messi is at its conclusion.
