Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at 3:03 PM• Rian Rosendaal • Last update: 15:36

It seems more and more that Lionel Messi will end his career at Barcelona. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reported on Twitter on Wednesday that the club management is working on the final details and clauses in the playmaker’s new contract, which will run until the summer of 2023. According to Romano, the Barcelona leadership is confident that Messi will be his. expiring contract at the Camp Nou in the short term.

Messi is very happy that Barcelona have managed to bring in his good friend Sergio Aguero. The Manchester City attacker was officially presented as an asset on Monday. In addition, Messi sees the arrival of Georginio Wijnaldum. The the Dutch international recently announced that he will be leaving Liverpool and the Catalans seem to have the best papers to take him over this summer. Meanwhile, Barcelona has also completed the arrival of defenders Eric García and Emerson Royal.

At the presentation in the Camp Nou on Monday, Aguero already expressed the hope that he will play in one team with Messi next season. “We hope to be able to play together, but that will be up to him and the club,” said Aguero. “It is a great pleasure to play with him. I have lived in the house with him and I know him very well. good. I also think he will stay. I talk to him every day, but I can’t say about what. He did congratulate me,” said the new Barcelona striker.

President Joan Laporta also spoke out about Messi’s future at club level during the formalities surrounding Aguero’s presentation. “We all want that Leo stays. Kun is the first of a series of signings that we are going to present.” After Aguero, Garcia and Emerson were also recruited. However, Barcelona does not appear to be ready for the transfer market yet, with Wijnaldum as a leading candidate to sign coach Ronald Koeman’s roster. strengthen.


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