Barcelona president Bartomeu drawing up €150m contract offer for Lionel Messi
- Barcelona is set to offer Messi a more improved contract
- The Argentine will see off his current contract at the end of 2021
- The new contract states that the player will earn wages of €50m a year
Barcelona are reportedly preparing an improved contract extension for Lionel Messi as the Argentine’s current deal will lapse in less than 18 months according to Tribal Football.
There are suggestions that the six-time Ballon d’Or winner would be happy to have a yearly contract with the club as from 2021.
Reports from Spain have it that the club president Josep Maria Bartomeu who is running for the office of the president in Spain will want to have a more secure contract with Messi in order to strengthen his candidature.
"Barcelona are working on Lionel Messi's renewal until 2023 with a wages of €50M a year. Talks are ongoing to extend his contract,” Gazzetta dello Sport's Nicolo Schira revealed.
Meanwhile, Barcelona official Twitter handle trolled Cristiano Ronaldo after Lionel Messi slotted home a penalty in their game against Real Sociedad in a Spanish La Liga fixture as cited on Twitter. Messi has now edged rival Cristiano Ronaldo to become the top scorer of all-time in Europe’s top five leagues.
The Argentine star surpassed Ronaldo after scoring a penalty to hand Barcelona all three points in their 1-0 win against Real Sociedad on Saturday, March 7, as the Catalans move to the top of La Liga temporarily.
Messi’s strike was his 438th goal in his 474th game in La Liga, which means he has now scored one more than Ronaldo, who has scored 437 times in 540 games for Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus.
However, Ronaldo who has scored in his previous 11 league games failed to find the back of the net on Sunday, March 9, as Juventus defeated rivals Inter Milan 20. Ronaldo’s has now scored 42 goals in 54 outings for Bianconeri, a shadow of his ratio at Real Madrid where he scored 311 goals he managed in 292 La Liga outings.
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Legit.ng earlier reported that Barcelona youngster Ansu Fati was asked to choose his top four players of all time, but many were surprised to see the 17-year-old snub teammate Lionel Messi from his list, 90 min reports.
Anti who ended up including 3 Barcelona legends in his list, had no space for Messi as he instead preferred to go with Chelsea legend Didier Drogba.
Fati broke into the Barcelona setup this season and has scored four goals already and despite his young age, the player has been integrated into Barcelona first team.
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