Lionel Messi
is set to extend his Barcelona contract until 2021, with his release clause
rising to a massive £350million. The Barca
legend's current deal is set to run out in 2018, but he has signalled his
intent to remain a further three years.
The deal
will see him earn around £500,000-a-week after tax, a huge pay rise which takes
him above Cristiano Ronaldo as the highest-paid player in Europe.
By the time
the deal runs out Messi, who has been at Barcelona since he was 13, will be 34,
signalling his intent to see out his career at the Catalan club.
He is
expected to sign the deal at the end of this month, according to reports on
Spanish radio.

He was La
Liga's top scorer last season with 37 goals in 34 games, bagging 54 games in
all competitions, despite Barcelona's somewhat disappointing season, as they
finished second behind Real Madrid and went out of the Champions League in the
quarter finals to Juventus.
Messi did
help his club to a Copa del Rey success, the fifth of his career with the club,
but he will want to add to his eight leagues and four Champions Leagues over
the next five years.
Earlier this
week Messi had claimed he wanted to remain at the club for the rest of his
career.
'It's what I
always wanted and dreamed. I would love to finish my career at Barcelona,' he
told Tencent Sports.
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