Lionel Messi re-signs with FC Barcelona through 2021
Lionel
Messi and FC Barcelona agreed to a new deal on Saturday morning that
will keep the diminutive Argentine star with his longtime football club
team through 2021. The buyout clause for the new deal was set at 700 million euros, according to a statement from FC Barcelona.
The contract was first announced in August, just days after the record-breaking Messi married his childhood sweetheart, Antonella Roccuzzo.
He made his debut 4,788 days ago.— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 25, 2017
He has played 602 games.
He has scored 523 goals.
He has won 30 trophies.
The story continues.#Messi2021 pic.twitter.com/XPdIhvaqgI
"I'm happy to continue with the club, which is my home," Messi, 30, told Barça TV on Saturday, according to the club's website. "My dream was to finish my career at Barça, and we are moving down that path."
"The
objective is to continue achieving things, fill the club's trophy cases
and keep making history at Barça," said Messi, who spent his first 14
years in the sport with Barcelona's first team. We've been lucky enough
to have won a great many things and I hope there will be more in the
future."
Josep Maria Bartomeu, the president of FC Barcelona, posted his praise for the deal on Saturday.
We are in luck with the Barça players. We continue to enjoy the best player in the history of football pic.twitter.com/4RoCwXfNpG— Josep Maria Bartomeu (@jmbartomeu) November 25, 2017
"We are in luck with the Barça players," he wrote. "We continue to enjoy the best player in the history of football."
Standing
about 5-foot-7, Messi has been one of the most creative ball-handlers
and scorers in world soccer history, and he is FC Barcelona's all-time
leading goal scorer.
His
partnership with Barcelona has been hugely successful for both sides.
Messi has won the Ballon d'Or award, given annually to the world's best
player, a record five times. And he has led FC Barcelona to eight La
Liga titles, four Champions Leagues, five Copas del Rey, and a slew of
other titles.
Forbes estimated that Messi took in $80 million in earnings last year, making him the third-highest paid athlete in the world.
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