- Messi could walk away from Barcelona according to his contract clause
- The clause allows Messi to leave Camp Nou at the end of every season after turning 32
Lionel Messi's contract terms is giving Barcelona serious headaches as reports claims the Argentine could leave Camp Nou next summer.
The 32-year-old who has spent his whole senior career with the Catalan giants but signed a new deal in 2017 which is expected to keep him till the summer of 2021.
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Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu is understood to be offering their talisman a new deal in the coming months, knowing full well that his most prized possession has just two season more to play.
And according to Goal, the five-time-Ballon d'Or winner has a clause in his contract that gives him the right to walk away since he turned 32 in June.
It means Messi can end his contract at the Nou Camp every 30th of June and he could have activated the clause last summer but chose to stay at the club.
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The likes of Carles Puyol, Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez have also been given similar contracts in the past.
And the Spanish champions will be hoping that Messi will walk in the footsteps of his senior colleagues until his late 30s.
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Meanwhile TUKO.co.ke had earlier reported that Lionel Messi has not tasted action for Barcelona this season but the talisman is expected to make his first appearance against Valencia after the international break.
The Argentine has been out of action after the 2019 Copa America tournament and has been placed under recovery in the past weeks.
