Barcelona Confirm Messi Will Sign New Contract, But...

Football news - President Bracelona, ​​Josep Maria Bartomeu declined to comment on Lionel Messi who will soon sign a new contract with the club until it actually happens.

Bartomeu wants everything clear first, so there's no word of confusion that can confuse the fans. They will wait until next July to confirm their new deal with La Pulga.

The Argentine star's contract will end in the summer of next year. This condition makes most of Barca fans worried that his superstar will go from Camp Nou on a free transfer.

Messi wants to retire in Barcelona

Understanding the fact, the Barcelonistas urged the club to immediately give a new contract to their idol player. But Bartomeu admitted calmly respond to the problem.

Speaking during a press conference session, Bartomeu said: "Messi wants to retire in Barcelona and whenever a contract extension takes place, it will happen."

"For now I prefer you to persuade him to stay here."

The word pension is thrown as if making all the complexity of Messi's new contract process increasingly clear, that the icon wants to stay in Barcelona until the end of his career. For some fans the word makes them relieved, but some will be completely relieved if there is a deal on paper in the form of a signature.

It's a situation almost similar to Neymar last season, although then the Brazilian striker signed his new contract after 1 July.

Just a matter of time for Messi will sign a new contract. Of course Barca also did not want to lose just that star who became Pichichi last season in La Liga with scored 37 goals in 34 appearances.