Epic Turnaround! Barcelona offers Messi contract extension
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Sep 04, 2020
Lionel Messi may have admitted defeat that he will not be able to force an exit from Barcelona. Instead, there are reports that the 33 year-old striker could now sign a contract extension till 2022.
TyC Sports, the Argentine sports paper which broke the news of Messi's faxed transfer request - has reported that Messi could now pen a contract extension, with a stay in Catalonia claimed to be '90 per cent likely'.
The report has been corroborated by Spanish outlet Marca, which also claimed Messi has been offered a new contract till 2022.
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Messi's current deal expires in 2021 and the offer from Barca is said to include a clause which means he can leave next summer if he so wishes.
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Jorge Messi, who acts as his son's agent, first met Barca chiefs on Wednesday and held further discussions on Thursday - and it appears a U-turn may be on the cards.
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Messi informed Barcelona he wanted to leave at the end of August, and demanded he be allowed to invoke a clause in his contract which would allow him to walk away for free.
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Messi's apparent change of heart comes after his father's talks with club chiefs.
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Marca claim Barca are adamant they will not sell Messi, which means he would have to terminate his contract at a court of law, but he does not want to leave Camp Nou on such poor terms after a legal battle.
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