Barcelona want star striker Lionel Messi to stay for the rest of his career but according to reports in Spain the 31-year-old could leave the Camp Nou for nothing in two years’ time.
The Catalan publication Mundo Deportivo claims that the Argentine No.10 has a clause in his current contract that would allow him to leave Barcelona on a free transfer in 2020 – as long as he doesn’t sign for an “elite club”.
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