Messi's previous contract with Barcelona expired in late June. And not with me, but with another president." Messi, 33, has twice gone public with his . However, La Liga president Javier Tebas and Josep Maria Bartomeu - Barcelona president at the time - blocked the move, indicating that the clause was only active until June 10 and any suitor would have to pay his 700m release clause in full. Lionel Messi has surprised Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Miami fans with a sponsored post on Instagram praising Saudi Arabia's green landscapes. It is now being reported that Messi had made nine demands to Barcelona team management back in 2020. Barcelona star Ansu Fati could make 70m move to Premier League club this summer, Barcelona willing to sell 55m star to Arsenal in order to finance Lionel Messi return, Which teams have won the Champions League? Achievements Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Licensed Images Partners Copyright 2017 - 2022 Barca Universal - [emailprotected]. Lionel Messi and Ousmane Dembele of FC Barcelona during a match against Sevilla on February 23, 2019, Eric Verhoeven | Soccrates | Getty Images, Tokyo Olympics: Team GB women's football team to take knee before matches, Jadon Sancho transfer: Man Utd expected to confirm 73m signing of Borussia Dortmund winger within days, Rafael Benitez: Forget 'small club' comments - I'll fight for Everton as their manager. Both players are happy with the arrangement but negotiations over their respective price tags must be concluded, with Barcelona saying Griezmanns value is greater than Sals and wanting money as part of a deal. With only a few months remaining on Lionel Messi's contract at Paris Saint-Germain, speculation has been rife over the Argentinian's renewal, with some sources claiming he is close to signing . Messi joined PSG on a free transfer after his Barcelona contract expired in June 2021. Moreover, he had asked for a 10 million renewal bonus. The last contract renewal was agreed in the summer of 2017 and eventually signed the following November. SEPTEMBER 2005: Less than three months passed and Messi was signing another new contract as the euphoria surrounding him continued to rise in and out of Spain. Spanish football writer Guillem Balague said earlier this week that Barcelona had. Lionel Messi at PSG (AFP Image) Lionel Messi had shockingly left Barcelona two years back. Without pending renewal, his salary rose to 39.4 million euros per year in 2016. In January, it was reported that the four-year contract Messi signed in 2017 was worth a whopping $673.8 million. With Messi holding their aces at a cost, Barcelona aims to regain lost glory in the new season. We want to hear from you. ", PSG ready to sell Neymar to Chelsea as players await Pochettino - Paper Round, Barcelona on alert as PSG prepare to let Messi leave on free transfer - Paper Round. As is often the case in transfer windows, Gerard Romero came out on Monday with an interesting revelation concerning the World Cup winner. Both clubs approached the Toffees regarding Gordon last summer and Newcastle had a 35-million bid rejected. Barcelona footballers had taken a pay cut to help their team in dealing with the financial difficulties during the Covid-19 pandemic. 25 August 2020 - Messi sends a fax to the club saying he wishes to exercise a clause in his contract, allowing him to leave for free with immediate effect. It was believed that a move like this would enable him to find a new club whenever he wanted. The seventh renewal came just before the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, with Barcelona raising his annual salary to 20 million euros. Ronaldo was third on the list with $100 million ($40 million on-field, $60 million off-field), and Messi's PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe clinched first place thanks to his lucrative contract extension with the club which brought him $128 million split into $110 million on-field and $18 millon off-field. The latest rumours and stories from around the world of football. Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer. The expectation is that the 34-year-old. Reports in the local press at the time suggested he doubled his salary as he committed to the Catalan club until 2014. FEBRUARY 2013: Given the flurry of contracts he'd signed in his first few years at the Camp Nou, it's somewhat surprising his 2013 deal was handed to him three-and-a-half years after he'd last signed a contract with the club. It is the people in Barcelona who have to decide what to do about my future, but my choice is to stay once I feel the same affection from them. The cash-strapped Catalans failed to navigate a strict La Liga salary cap when Messi became a free agent, which allowed PSG to step in and sign the Argentine on a two-year deal. Read about our approach to external linking. Or Lewandowskis 1st? Rumors have been going around that the Catalans have been in clandestine contact with La Pulga, and the depth of their bond is far greater than most people could imagine. JANUARY 2015: Messi felt compelled to appear on Barca TV to deny stories about his future. Paris Saint-Germain's Lionel Messi in action during a Ligue 1 match against Angers at the Parc des Princes, Paris, France, Jan. 11, 2023. its region and the world. 1. Lionel Messi after a friendly game in Riyadh with PSG in January 2023. You can unsubscribe at any time. Thanks for the feedback. Almost a fortnight ago, Mundo Deportivo broke the news that Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal were reporedly ready to offer Messi a mouthwatering deal of up to $350 million a year. 31 January 2021 - Barcelona say they will take "appropriate legal action" against Spanish newspaper El Mundo after it published details of Messi's contract, worth 492m over four years. Here's a recap of all the deals he's signed with the club -- and the times he's reported to have been close to leaving: FEBRUARY 2004: Some nine months before he made his official debut for the Barcelona first-team, Messi signed his first professional contract with the club. Roddy Cons. A footballing whirlwind in the eye of a tabloid storm Look at the actions taken as the Third Reich faces collapse in the final weeks of World War II. JULY 2016: La Liga president Javier Tebas says he fears Messi could leave Barcelona and Spain due to charges brought against him and his father for tax evasion. Lionel Messi, here celebrating after scoring against Celta Vigo in May, is extending his stay at Barcelona. "The president always told me that I could decide to stay or go at the end of the season and they're now clinging to the fact that I hadn't said anything by June 10, when it turns out that on June 10 the La Liga season was still ongoing and we were in the midst of this virus and this illness that altered the whole fixture calendar. Private plane: A simple one, does not need an awful lot of explanation; Leo wanted the club to give him a private plane during Christmas time. Messi is said to have recommended the signing of Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland, and he is reportedly willing to reduce his own wage demands to help facilitate a squad rebuild. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Barcelona's project for 2021/2. That arrangement expires on June 30, with Messi's future up in the air. Romero has advanced the hypothesis that Messi's World Cup success might have caused a shift in his thinking, with a consequential effect on his future, potentially leading to an exit from PSG this summer. To that effect, they moved quickly to tie him down until 2010. His release clause was set at 150 million euros. Messi completed a shock Free Transfer to PSG in the summer of 2021 after he was unable to sign a new contract with Barcelona. He scored 672 goals and provided 303 assists in 778 matches before leaving the club. This, too, has been factored into the financial arrangement. 5. Messi is recuperating after helping Argentina to win the Copa Amrica in Brazil. MAY 2014: Reports in Madrid-based newspaper AS claimed Barca were seriously considering cashing in on Messi for 250m. Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to your inbox. Along the way, he will be trying to make progress in negotiations, with Barcelona's sporting project for 2021-22 at the top of the list of priorities. Barcelona club officials, quite unsurprisingly, had to face severe criticism for not being able to keep Messi in the team. It's the best team and the best city in the world.. Three-year extension: Still only 33 at the time, a three-year contract was a realistic demand from Messi. Griezmann left Atltico for Barcelona for 120m in 2019. Hes finally well acclimated with The Group and the new system suits this old game version and turned in to a key player of The team. 'Leo Messi's intention is not to extend his contract with PSG and, therefore, not to renew his deal with the Paris-based side," revealed Romero on Twitch. Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain have been the front-running clubs interested in signing him. After a zippy weekend that saw the European Super League being formed and then falling apart, football fans needed some quiet days. The 35-year-old's current deal is set to expire at the end of the season and his future is uncertain. The Argentine revealed the same in an interview in October that year, claiming that he was being kept like a prisoner by Josep Bartomeu and his administration. Messis future has never been in serious doubt even though he became a free agent at the end of June. Messi, 34, tried to leave Barcelona last summer but had his transfer request rejected. "We are not going to allow Messi to be treated like a criminal," said club spokesman Josep Vives, who also launched a campaign to support the Argentinean, titled We are all Messi". (modern). What does thi. 16 May 2021 - Manager Ronald Koeman says he hopes Messi has not played his final home game for the club after a 2-1 defeat by Celta Vigo ended their title hopes and meant they finished outside the top two for the first time since 2007-08. Messi on the back of a Copa triumph must decide on his Barcelona future (Image Credits: Reuters) Barcelona endured a mixed campaign on the field last time. FRANCK FIFEAFP. Argentina's triumph seems to be key to his decision. But I Think thats changing. He signed a two-season deal with PSG until June 2023 with an option to extend for a third season. He started his senior career with Barcelona . Couple goals: Mesut zil shares birthday tribute to wife Amine, Messi was unceremoniously ushered out of Camp Nou, Messi to agree to a two-year contract with the Ligue 1 club. After winning the treble in 2009, he again renewed his contract, this time until 2016 and with a release clause set at 250 million euros. Messis first renewal with Bara was in 2005, before he had exploded on to the world stage. Lionel Messi is considering his future at Paris Saint-Germain and is reportedly unwilling to sign a contract extension in the French capital. The Magpies believe they are favourites to sign the promising youngster, but are still lining up alternative targets in case a deal falls through. Messi has played for the club in the last 17 seasons where he has been the. Lionel Messi is all set to continue to play for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), as he has reached an 'agreement in principle' to renew the contract with one of the world's wealthiest clubs, according to BBC. Messi, in his last demand, wanted his brother Rodrigo Messi to earn a commission as part of his renewal bonus. SEPTEMBER 2016: Josep Maria Bartomeu tells ESPN that Messi has a contract for life as the club begin to prepare an extension to his current deal, which ends in 2018. According to the latest reports, Lionel Messi will renew his contract with the Catalan club for [] - Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu, who had fallen out with Messi over his failed transfer request. This time he didn't extend his stay at Camp Nou, but was handed a wage rise to a reported 100,000-a-week. Follow Metro Sport across our social channels, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. There is an acceptance that Messi may not see out his contract given that he will be approaching his 39th birthday when the final season of the deal ends. He wanted it removed, even though a symbolic clause of 10,000 would remain. 10 shirt. Andres Iniesta is an example. - Barcelona president Joan Laporta says a new contract for Lionel Messi is. It may not prove his last, but there won't be many more. Messis release clause in 2020 was reportedly 700 million. Lionel Messi looks to be edging closer to departing his 19-year home of Barcelona. He was 18 at the time and signed a contract until 2010, before leading Argentina to the Under 20s World Cup title that summer, where he was also named player of the tournament. However, it seems Messi had demanded that before the Frenchman, back in 2020. I'm now staying because the president told me that the only way I could leave was by paying the 700m release clause, which is impossible.". The Argentine has had a 700 million release clause in his current contract since 2017 when he renewed. The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner joined the Ligue 1 giants in the summer of. Barcelona fell short in La Liga and the Champions League last season but have kept faith with Ronald Koeman as manager and signed the free agents Sergio Agero, Eric Garca and Memphis Depay and paid for the right-back Emerson Royal. In the new Ligue 1 season, Messi has played eight matches. This show of support from the club was enough to convince Messi to renew, despite some tensions at the time, and the Argentine spoke candidly of his love for Barcelona that May: "Better here than anywhere. However, both are also keen to point out that if he ever decided to leave Barca, they'd be there waiting at the front of the queue. The third contract extension was agreed in January 2007, before his famous hat-trick against Real Madrid, which if he wasnt already known worldwide for his display against Chelsea the previous year made him a global celebrity in the footballing world. Moreover, he wanted a private box for his and then teammate Luis Suarezs family at the Nou Camp. Copyright 2017 - 2022 Barca Universal -. If this is accurate and Messi accepted a proposal from Al Hilal, he would become the world's highest soccer player and eclipse generational rival Cristiano Ronaldo who will reportedly earn $210 million a year with Al Hilal's rivals Al Nassr. "Newcastle are also sounding out other targets and retain a strong interest in Chelsea midfielder Hakim Ziyech. 3. During that time, he became the club's record appearance holder and top scorer, scoring 672 times in . The report claimed Messi wanted to obtain a private jet from the club so that he could easily travel back to Argentina during the winter break. His partnership with Griezmann in attack will end if Barcelona and Atltico finalise the proposed exchange involving the midfielder Sal. Messi takes pay cut in deal structured to help club finances, Liverpool and Chelsea keen on Sal if Barcelona deal collapses. The 34-year-old has now agreed to stay on at Barcelona for another five years. , but is unsure of his future when his contract runs out. With his latest renewal, Messi has now signed nine professional contracts with the Catalan club, although, aged 34 when the latest one expires, there might not be many more. Messi's move to Paris brings his historic 20-plus-year spell at Barcelona to an end. Barca won nothing -- losing the league on the final day of the season at home to Atletico Madrid, who also knocked them out of the Champions League -- and felt the supporters were blaming him for the team's shortcomings. Bartomeu went on toresign in October, while Messi wanted to listen to the plans of his successor Joan Laporta before deciding his future. The 2022 World Cup Final is set to be Argentina legend Lionel Messi's last ever game at a World Cup, and as such his last chance to win the biggest trophy of all. At the same time, his release clause was reportedly boosted to 250m. Lionel Messi has no intention of renewing his expiring contract with Paris Saint Germain, according to reports. Prior to that interview, though, Messi had apparently tabled his demands to renew his contract in 2020, as has been revealed by El Mundo. Messi is . 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The Spaniard "favours a move to England over staying in LaLiga and rejected Real Sociedad's attempts to increase his release clause when his contract was last renewed.". Lionel Messi has agreed to stay at Barcelona on a deal until 2026 that includes reducing his wages to half of his previous salary. To be able to comment you must be registered and logged in. Messi has agreed a five-year deal on reduced wages rather than a two-year extension initially discussed. Lecce were promoted as Serie B champions . Transfer Centre LIVE! In 2022, Messi finished runner up in Forbes' list of the world's-highest paid soccer players due to earnings of $120 million - $65 million of which were made on-field and $55 million off-field. Leo has said many times that he wants to retire at Barcelona -- and I don't have any doubt that he will. In a televised interview with Bloomberg back in February, Barcelona president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, was confident that Lionel Messis contract renewal in November 2017 his eighth since 2005 wouldnt be his last: Messi is the best player in the world our key player. Best Debt Consolidation Loans for Bad Credit, Personal Loans for 580 Credit Score or Lower, Personal Loans for 670 Credit Score or Lower. Morocco international Ziyech could even join on loan, with Newcastle holding an option to buy him in the summer. PSG were confident that Messi was planning to extend his contract before the World Cup, but, Al-Thani confident of Man Utd takeover as Bayern line up Casemiro deal - Paper Round, "Other clubs such as Inter Miami, Newell's Old Boys and even Al-Hilal are also interested in landing the 35-year-old star.".
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