Messi signs new Barcelona deal until 2021 with £626 million buy- out clause

Messi signs new Barcelona deal
until 2021 with £626 million buy-
out clause
- Argentine star Lionel Messi signs a new
deal with Barcelona
- The deal will keep him at Camp Nou till
2021
- His buyout clause was set at £626 million
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi has
finally put pen to paper for a new deal
at Barcelona. The deal will see him stay
at the club till 2021 with the buyout
clause set at £626 million.
This deal was confirmed by Barcelona
on their official twitter handle on
The deal was agreed immediately after
five-time Ballon d'Or-winner's wedding,
but deal was only official confirmed
today, November 25.
When his new deal expires in 2021, the
Argentine skipper would have spent 17
seasons at the Catalonia club.
Lionel Messi joined Barça back in 2000
as a 13-year-old, arriving from Newell's
Old Boys, after impressing throughout
the various youth categories.
He made his first team debut at just 16
years of age in a friendly against FC
Porto, before making his official debut
the following season against Espanyol at
age 17.
Shortly after, he scored his first senior
goal with a clever lob against Albacete
at the Camp Nou.
He has played 602 games for Barcelona,
scoring 523 goals and winning 30
trophies in his 14 seasons at the club.