Lionel Messi
has reportedly rejected an opening contract offer from Barcelona worth around
£29million a season, according to sources in Spain.
The
Argentina international is in no hurry to renew his deal at the Nou Camp and is
particularly keen to get the right offer following recent bumper renewals for
Neymar and Luis Suarez.
Barcelona
have been given some encouragement from Messi’s camp that he will end up
extending his stay with the club, despite the first offer being knocked back,
according to AS.
The
29-year-old’s current contract expires at the end of next season, so Barcelona
will be eager to resolve the situation before too long as top clubs around
Europe are likely to step up their interest if his deal remains unsigned.
Messi has
spent his entire career with Barcelona, scoring an astonishing 502 goals in 579
appearances to establish himself as perhaps their greatest ever player and one
of the finest in the history of the game as a whole.
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