Lionel Messi’s contract at Barcelona expires at midnight tonight but president Joan Laporta is remaining calm about the whole situation.
The president was met by various reporters at the club on Wednesday and, according to Mundo Deportivo, had a couple of words for those awaiting news on Messi’s future. “Be calm,” was the simple message from the president.
It seems almost certain that Messi will extend his stay at Barcelona with speculation suggesting he will sign on for another two years and then head to the MLS for a spell with Inter Miami.
Catalunya Radio report that negotiations are “well advanced” but is not completely confirmed yet and the “complexity of the contract is delaying everything.