Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has signed a new contract with a buyout clause worth 700m euros (\u00a3626m).<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old Argentina international’s deal now runs until the end of the 2020-21 season.<\/p>\n
Since joining the club at the age of 13, Messi has helped Barcelona win eight Spanish league titles and won the Champions League four times.<\/p>\n
Messi, whose previous deal was due to expire next year, has scored 523 goals in 602 appearances for the club.<\/p>\n
He was presented with his fourth European Golden Shoe on Friday – the award given to the highest scorer in European club football – after finding the net 37 times in the Spanish league last season.<\/p>\n
The club announced in July that Messi had agreed a new deal, after he\u00a0had reportedly rejected an initial offer<\/i>\u00a0in May.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the club said Messi “still has a lot more to give, which is music to the ears of all Barca fans who will get to continue marvelling at his greatness”.<\/p>\n
Club president Josep Maria Bartomeu said, “We are in luck with the Bar\u00e7a players. We continue to enjoy the best player in the history of football.”<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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