China News Service, September 5th. On the 5th Beijing time, Messi issued a personal statement, announcing his decision to stay with the team next season.
In the statement, Messi explained that even though he is not happy, he will still stay at Barcelona in the new season because he does not want to file a lawsuit with Barcelona.
At the same time, Messi used "disaster" in the statement to describe the management led by Barça chairman Bartomeu. His current contract with Barcelona will expire in the summer of 2021.