Lionel Messi has finally put pen to paper on a contract extension keeping him at Barcelona until 2021.
The Spanish gaint announced the news on Saturday, making it official an agreement reached in July.
The club had announced in the summer that Messi had committed his future to the club but the Argentine had not signed the new deal, with his existing contract set to expire in 2018.
The club statement reads; “FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi signed on Saturday morning a new contract that will keep the Argentinian superstar at the club through the 2020/21 season.
“The buyout clause was set at 700 million euros ($835 million).”
