Good News! Messi Makes U-turn, Stays In Barca

After some weeks of drama and speculations, the Argentine international, Lionel Messi has confirmed that he will be staying with Barcelona for the 2020-21 campaign.

Recall that the 33-year-old signaled his intent to leave the club after the protracted 2019-20 season ended in both domestic and European disappointment for the Catalan outfit.

Messi’s contract with the side has a clause that allows him to unilaterally leave on a free transfer at the end of each season if he enacts it by a certain date.

However, the waters were muddied by the coronavirus pandemic extending the date that the season was due to end.

Also note that his father and agent, Jorge Messi has been very outspoken concerning his son’s future at Camp Nou, initially he was of the opinion that Lionel would leave the Catalan side but later said he could stay.