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Messi's current contract lasts until 2021, the same year he is 34, but the Argentinian has been brilliant this season.
He has 42 goals for his club and his country, while his 32 goals in La Liga have propelled the Barca on the brink of his fourth title in five years.
"We would like to renew his contract, that's the idea," said Bartomeu ESPN in an interview published Friday.
"I believe that he still has many years ahead of him and in the coming months we will sit with him so that he will still have many years in Barcelona.
Messi joined the Barcelona Academy at the age of 13 and is one of the few players in Pep Guardiola's iconic team to have won the treble in 2009.
In total, he has won nine Liga titles with the club, as well as four in the Champions League and six in Copa del Rey.
"Messi is a man from a club," added Bartomeu. "It's more than he does on the ground, his relationship with Barca will last forever.
"I use the example of Pelé, who has always been to Santos.We want Messi to be always at Barca, whether it is to play on the field or to play. to be linked to the club (after retirement). "
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