Barcelona president: Lionel Messi's contract renewed

Baku. 5 September. REPORT.AZ/ Argentine player Lionel Messi has renewed his contract with Barcelona.

Report informs, Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu said in an interview with sport.es.

Messi's is father has signed the contract who has the power to do. Josep Maria Bartomeu added that they will have the official photogrpah and the protocol of the signature after the 30-year old player returns from Argentine training camp: "It's all agreed and signed. There are three contracts. One with the Messi Foundation, which is signed with the president of the Foundations and the player's brother. There's an image rights contract with Messi, which is father has signed, who is the administrator of his company, and the employment contract, with his father has signed, who has the power to do so. Leo arrives and we have the official photogrpah and the protocol of the signature. The contract's signed, it's valid from the month of June, from June 30, the same day that he got married, curiously. There are no problems".

Notably, in June, the sides agreed to extend the contract until 2021. However, there are reports that the Argentinean footballer has been dissatisfied with the club's transfer policy, saying he does not want to extend his contract until June 30, 2018.