Lionel Messi has reportedly reached an agreement with Barcelona and will stay at the club by penning a new deal until 2026.
The thirty-four-year-old Argentina
international, whose deal expired at the end of June, has finally agreed to new
terms with SPORT claiming negotiations are now finalised.
Barcelona, however, still need to reduce
their wage bill so Messi's new contract can be registered with LaLiga.
An announcement is expected to be made
in the coming days after a breakthrough was made in talks on Monday with
Messi's father Jorge.
Due to Barcelona's dire financial
position, Messi has had to take a 50 percent pay deduction from his previous
deal, which was worth in excess of £425million over four years.
That means Messi's earnings will be slashed by £250,000 every week on his new five-year contract.
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