Spanish media revealed that Barcelona had reached a preliminary agreement with Argentine star Lionel Messi to renew his contract for 5 years, with a penalty clause for the termination of the contract amounting to 350 million euros.

The Catalan newspaper "Sport" reported, on its website, today, Wednesday, that the two parties had reached an initial 5-year agreement, with Messi agreeing to reduce his record salary by 50%.

🍿👀 Fun watching 😍 pic.twitter.com/p0eQAIhPNM

- FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona_ara) June 24, 2021

She said that "Messi accepted the conditions imposed by Barcelona because he understands that the financial situation of the club is very complicated. In fact, money has never been an issue in the negotiations, but the issue of taxes is a sensitive issue because neither side wants to take a wrong step."

The Catalan newspaper confirmed that the agreement is tentative until the moment and cannot be considered conclusive, noting that everything is going well at the present time, although the player who is on vacation needs to finish reviewing everything and give his consent, which is something that no one fears because the principle of the agreement Fixed.

It is noteworthy that Messi's previous contract with Barcelona expired on June 30, when the two parties had not reached a final agreement regarding the renewal of the contract, and the Argentine star was participating in the Copa America with his country.

¡ROMPEN REDES!

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Revivimos los gritos de 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi y 🇨🇴 Luis Díaz, los goleadores de la CONMEBOL #CopaAmérica 🏆

ROMERAM AS REDES!

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Revivemos os gritos de 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi e 🇨🇴 Luis Díaz, os artilheiros da CONMEBOL #CopaAmérica 🏆#VibraElContinente #VibraOContinente pic.twitter.com/a8dMVyVPQ3

— Copa América (@CopaAmerica) July 12, 2021

Barcelona sings about Messi

On the other hand, Barcelona sang Messi, after his great season with the team and the national team, and sealed it with the Copa America title.

⚽ 🙌 ¡El 11 ideal!

Así quedó el equipo conformado por el Grupo de Estudio Técnico de la CONMEBOL

⚽ 🙌 O 11 ideal!

É assim que ficou a equipe conformada pelo Grupo de Estudo Técnico da CONMEBOL #VibraElContinente #VibraOContinente #CopaAmérica pic.twitter.com/ao5vQCLUNN

— Copa América (@CopaAmerica) July 13, 2021

And Barcelona published on its official account on Twitter, yesterday, Tuesday, a statistic of all Messi’s numbers in the Copa America, the most important of which is providing the most decisive passes in the tournament (5 passes), the most number of goals from free kicks (2), and the largest number of shots on goal ( 11 shots).

🐐 Messi in the @CopaAmerica:

✅ Most goal contributions (9)


✅ Most assists (5)


✅ Most free-kick goals (2)


✅ Most through balls (9)


✅ Most chances created (21)


✅ Most passes made in final thirds (133)


✅ Most shots ( 28)


✅ Most shots on target (11) https://t.co/wZqeaawe06

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) July 13, 2021

Messi topped the list of the ideal squad for the continental championship, which was announced yesterday, Tuesday, after he led Argentina to win the title at the expense of Brazil (1-0) last Sunday, and was chosen as the best player in the tournament, by scoring 4 goals in 7 matches (Copa America top scorer), and the industry 5 goals for his teammates.

🔝 Leo #Messi in the 2020/21 season:

6⃣0⃣ games


4⃣6⃣ goals

🔗 More stats: https://t.co/MIsbHAxbqC 👈 pic.twitter.com/ra253zzLeo

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) July 13, 2021

Barcelona referred to the goals scored by Messi, 34, at the end of the 2020-2021 season, as he played 60 games, scoring 46 goals, with both the Spanish team and the Argentine national team.

LOS NÚMEROS DEL 10 🇦🇷​

Leo Messi fue elegido el mejor jugador de la CONMEBOL #CopaAmérica 🏆 y estos fueron sus números en el torneo​

Para aplaudir 👏​#VibraElContinente pic.twitter.com/5v7PWnExf8

— Copa América (@CopaAmerica) July 13, 2021