Accordingly, Lionel Messi will be with Barcelona until June 30, 2021. The contract will be signed in the next few weeks when he returns to practice in preparation for the new season. According to the Daily Mail, Messi will receive a salary of 500,000 pounds/week with a release fee of up to 300 million euros.
Barcelona is satisfied with both Messi's new contract and commitment to the team. He has devoted his entire playing career to Barca, bringing this team to an era of great success.
Messi joined Barcelona in 2000 at the age of 13 from Argentina's Newell's Old Boys club. After impressing at all levels, the M10 made his first Barcelona debut at the age of 16 in a friendly match against Porto before having his first official match a year later against Espanyol.
Not long after, Messi scored the first goal for Barcelona against Albacete at Camp Nou. Since then, his career has gone down in history by breaking a series of records. At the age of 30, Messi has had 13 full seasons for the Barcelona first team and this number can increase to 17.
Regarding collective titles with Barcelona, Messi has won: 8 La Liga titles, 4 UEFA Champions League crowns, 5 Spanish King's Cups, 7 Spanish Super Cups, 3 European Super Cups and 3 FIFA Club World Cups.
Regarding individual titles, Messi has been honored with the Ballon d'Or award 5 times, won the Pichichi - La Liga Top Scorer King 4 times and won the European Golden Boot 4 times.
To date, Messi has scored 507 goals in 583 matches for Barcelona, becoming the greatest striker in the team's history. He is also the top scorer in La Liga's history. With the next 4 years in the new contract, Messi's achievements will be further enhanced and he may continue to break more records.
