Lionel Messi, Barcelona's all-time record
goalscorer, has rejected the offer of a new contract to throw his future at the
Nou Camp into significant doubt.
The Argentina international has been with the
Catalan giants since joining the club aged 13, but there are no guarantees he
will extend his association with the club beyond when his deal expires in June
2018.
Leading Spanish publication AS understand
Messi has rebuffed a new deal worth between €30m and €35m (£25.41m-£29.65m)
following months of talks between the two parties.
Father and agent Jorge Messi has been central
to the negotiations, but an agreement has not yet been reached.
Negotiations are however ongoing between the
Messi camp and Barcelona, whose president Josep Maria Bartomeu has been
reassured that a deal will be agreed but only on the right terms.
Messi, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, is in
no rush to put pen to paper – despite the looming expiration of his contract –
and they are preparing to hold out for the best possible deal which they expect
to be forthcoming.
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