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Leaked: Lionel Messi’s conditions to renew with Barcelona for another season

By Mauricio Saenz

The Argentine legend could be willing to stay for one more year in Barcelona if the board meets his expectations. Some of them are now public.
 

The Argentine legend could be willing to stay for one more year in Barcelona if the board meets his expectations. Some of them are now public.  

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FC Barcelona fans suffered for many days a couple of months ago in which Lionel Messi seemed set to depart the team. For some time, it was reported that Pep Guardiola and Manchester City's board were ready to sign him and give him the light blue number 10 shirt. But he decided to stay.

After his public conflicts with former coach Quique Setién and his big disappointment after Luis Suarez departure, Messi seemed again decided to leave Barcelona. his contract runs out by the end of this season and like many other stars in Europe he could leave as a free agent to another big club. On top of the interested teams and Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain.

However, it was leaked that he would be willing to stay one more year if the board satisfied his desires. And those are related to the rebuilding of the squad and some crucial decisions in the club's structure. It is not clear yet if another extension of the contract is possible or not.

According to Spanish top-audience football TV show El Chiringuito, Messi expressed his intentions directly to the club’s candidate for President Joan Laporta. He also was so between 2003 and 2010, possibly Messi’s best years in the club. On air, Eduardo Inda, one of the journalists, appointed: “Messi told Laporta he wis willing to stay if the board signs three or four good players”.

 

 

 


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