Messi on the cusp of renewing his contract with Barcelona

Madrid-Sana

Argentine star Lionel Messi is on the cusp of renewing his contract with Barcelona this summer.

Messi's contract with Barcelona expired last June and he can sign with any club now for free.

And according to the Spanish newspaper Sport, Barcelona reached in the last hours a final agreement with Messi regarding the renewal until 2026.

Sources close to Barcelona indicated that there were some marginal issues that were pending in the club's agreement with the player, but they were resolved in the last hours, and confirmed that he had agreed to reduce his salary in the new contract by 50 percent.

The newspaper pointed out that the official announcement of the renewal does not fall short of reaching an agreement on reducing salaries in Barcelona, ​​​​noting that the renewal of Messi's contract will become official in the next few days.