Barcelona prepare lifelong contract for Lionel Messi amid exit rumours

By Alasdair Mackenzie
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Barcelona are set to offer Lionel Messi a lifelong contract to ensure the Argentine sees out the rest of his career at the Camp Nou, say reports.

Lionel Messi

Reports emerged last week revealing that a clause exists in Messi’s current deal that would allow him to leave on a free transfer next summer, despite his contract running until 2021.

However, the La Liga champions remain relaxed about the situation and are confident of keeping their most prized asset in Catalonia, according to El Mundo Deportivo.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.