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Barcelona Say Lionel Messi Contract Renewal Will Be 'When He Decides'

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu will let Lionel Messi decide when to extend his stay at the Camp Nou.

Messi last put pen to paper on a contract with Barca in 2017 to secure his future at the club until 2021, and Bartomeu is happy to let the Argentinian dictate when he does so again.

He told Cadena Cope (h/t ESPN's Samuel Marsden): "Messi's contract is up in two years but, given how he's playing, we will have him for many more years. Leo's intelligent, he knows how to measure things. If he feels good, he will tell us.