Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has signed a three year contract extension that will see him remain at the Camp Nou until the 2020-2021 season.
This will be relief for the Barcelona fans who were fearing that Messi will be leaving the Spanish club at the end of his contract.
Lionel Messi said that it has always been his intention to end his career at Barcelona and that he has no desire of going elsewhere. He said that he will be ending his career in Argentina and that as long as he will be playing in Europe, he will be remaining at Barcelona.
This will end the rumors that were seeing Lionel Messi making a move to Paris Saint-Germain during the current transfer window.
Lionel Messi said that he is happy to be playing for Barcelona and that he feels at home at the Spanish club. Indeed Lionel Messi has spent 14 years at Barcelona, and the new contract will make him spend a total of 17 years in Barcelona.
Lionel Messi said that there is no club like Barcelona and he does not think that he will adapt to another playing style or club at the stage of his career. He said that fans love him here and that he also loves them. He said that there need to be this relationship with the fans as well as the club if you want to perform at your best as a footballer.
Lionel Messi said that he does not have to think a lot before signing the new contract and that he wants to spend the remaining days of his careers with Barcelona. He feels that football in La Liga suits him and that this is the best place for him to demonstrate his footballing skills and talent to the world.