Barcelona protected with Messi release clause – Amor
Barcelona needed to protect themselves with Lionel Messi’s release clause after Neymar’s shock exit, director Guillermo Amor said.
Barcelona needed to protect themselves with Lionel Messi’s release clause after Neymar’s shock exit, director Guillermo Amor said.
Lionel Messi has signed a new deal to stay at Barcelona until 2021, with the Catalan giants inserting a €700-million buyout clause into the terms.
Although PSG and Manchester City have grabbed all the early European attention, Lionel Messi keeps one eye on Real Madrid.
Barcelona benched Lionel Messi, but sealed their place in the last 16 of the Champions League regardless, with a 0-0 draw at Juventus.
Cristiano Ronaldo has moved one ahead of Lionel Messi in the race to score 100 goals in the Champions League for the same club side.
Juventus star Paulo Dybala has hailed Argentine teammate Lionel Messi as “Maradona for our generation”.
The Real Madrid star is the favourite to win France Football’s prize this year, having fired his side to La Liga and Champions League glory in 2016-17.
Lionel Messi has already signed a new contract with Barcelona and committed his future at Camp Nou, according to La Liga president Javier Tebas.
Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne says being compared to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo means nothing to him.
Argentina great Gabriel Batistuta conceded that he was annoyed Lionel Messi broke his goal-scoring record, but was glad it was surpassed by an “extra-terrestrial”.