Lionel Messi: FC Barcelona reacts to its possible escape in 2020 and already prepares a lifetime contract | Santander League | Spain

The contract of Lionel messi with the FC Barcelona authorizes him in theory from next season, but according to the president of the Catalan club will play in the Catalan team "many more years," said Josep Maria Bartomeu last Friday.

In Camp Nou there is a lot of optimism to continue seeing Messi of Barca, that is why, according to the newspaper 'Mundo Deportivo', they already prepare a life contract for the best player in the world, an identical one to the one he had Andrés Iniesta in his last years as 'blaugrana'.

At FC Barcelona They have been thinking about offering Messi a contract that has no expiration date, but there is no hurry to run the negotiations. The last link signed by Rosario was until 2021 and in Camp Nou there is optimism to agree on a renewal.

According to the aforementioned source, Bartomeu's relations with the father of Lionel messiJorge, they are excellent, so the atmosphere is conducive to sign the last renewal of the 32-year-old Argentine forward.

"Messi and his father know the intentions of the club but they are not in any hurry to sit down to talk about a new contract … It would be normal to start talking about the renewal in the coming months, without hurry but without pause," publishes' Mundo Deportivo 'about the scorer of FC Barcelona.

Piqué trusts Messi

Messi's partner in Barça, Gerard Piqué, said Friday not being worried about an eventual march of the Argentine player.

"I already knew that (Leo) Messi can go for free at the end of each season. We know Leo's commitment to Barça and it doesn't worry me at all. He has won the chance to decide his future, although hopefully he will continue at Barça until forty years, "Piqué told the radio station Cadena Ser.

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