[JUST IN] Messi Leaves Barcelona As Contract Renewal Negotiations Breakdown

• Messi has been at Barcelona since 2000. He joined the club at the age of 13. He has gone on to score 683 times in 810 games for the club.

Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi is now set to leave Barcelona after a breakdown in negotiations, the club has announced.

His contract situation looked resolved a few days ago and it was believed that Messi would put pen to paper on a new deal until 2026.

However, it appears he has now changed his mind.

Marca report that there was a meeting between representatives of the player and the club today.

Negotiations between the representatives are now said to have ‘reached a point of no return’ that ‘seems impossible to resolve.’

Marca end by saying that Messi has never been ‘further from renewing with Barcelona than today’.

Read also: PSG Offered Messi ‘Everything Money Could Buy’

Messi has been at Barcelona since 2000. He joined the club at the age of 13. He has gone on to score 683 times in 810 games for the club.

The 34-year-old has also won 34 trophies with Barca, including 10 La Liga titles and four Champions League’s.

He’s enjoyed some extraordinary success at the club and there is still a chance that he could extend his stay.

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