El Puga's future at Barcelona has not yet been " finalized" as the striker is still stuck with some terms in his new contract with the club. Messi's current contract with the Nou Camp team will expire this summer, if the two sides do not move towards signing, Messi can freely negotiate with any club he wants from January 1, 2018.
The 30-year-old star has refused to answer any calls from an unnamed Barcelona director. Messi's actions further demonstrate that the upper class of this team always have problems that make the stars "prone", even though he is Messi - the number 1 symbol of the club.
Messi's teammate - Ivan Rakitic said he was not sure whether El Puga would stay at Nou Camp after this summer
"I'm not 100% sure if he will stay at the club after the summer. Currently, as I feel, Leo is fine as usual and has shown no signs of abnormality.
We often avoid talking about such issues. But anyway, not only me but everyone understands his importance to the club. If I were chosen, I would just like to Leo to be here forever," Rakitic shared.
As for President Josep Bartomeu, he always affirmed that the team's number 1 star will stay at Nou Camp until at least the end of the 2022 World Cup (when Messi was 35 years old). Bartomeu also said that he and Messi have "mental agreement" on everything and are just waiting for El Puga to put pen to sign a new contract between the two sides.
