So, is Messi going to renew his Barcelona contract? Nobody knows yet. The Argentina captain was allowed to head off on holidays before the last game of the La Liga season, to prepare for the ...

Messi could drift inside from the right of a classic Barcelona 4-3-3, or — more in keeping with Xavi’s general approach — he could play the inside-right position as part of a box midfield ...

If Messi does renew, Barcelona will have three players who all want to play the same role — including newcomer Memphis, who is on about a quarter of Griezmann’s salary. A tough conversation ...

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Lionel Messi is leaving Barcelona, the Spanish club said Thursday. “Despite club and player reaching an agreement and their clear intention to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen ...

This was the issue when Messi left Barcelona in 2021. He had agreed a new contract but because of the salary cap rule they were unable to register him — and therefore he had to leave.

Barcelona says it “categorically denies” responsibility for the publication of Lionel Messi’s $672 million contract, which was reported by Spanish newspaper El Mundo.

Lionel Messi announced his decision to join Inter Miami about a month ago but his name is still a hot talking point around former club Barcelona. As a result, when Barcelona president Joan Laporta ...

READ: Barcelona says Lionel Messi is leaving the club. Barcelona announced on Thursday that Lionel Messi would be leaving the club after 19 years. Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images Europe.

Messi usually takes care to mention his love for and connections to Barcelona when he speaks in public — including when he won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina and his eighth Ballon d’Or, as ...

It quickly became apparent that playing against boys his own age wasn’t much of a challenge for Messi, so in 2003-04, Barcelona moved the 16-year-old to the under-18s.