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Lionel Messi will be free to sign Barcelona's Spanish champions, the club's president announced on Friday.
"We signed Messi two years ago for four years, he can leave Barcelona before the last season in 2020-2021, retire from football or play wherever he wants," Bartumio told the club.
The 32-year-old, five-time world player, will follow in the footsteps of former teammates Andres Iniesta and Xavi, who travel to Japan and Qatar after a rally in Barcelona.
"Iniesta, Xavi and (Carles) Puyol had these items. 2021 and I hope another year too. "
"I knew that Messi could go on a free contract every season, we all know that Liu is attached to Barcelona and that does not bother me.
Messi, who started his career in Barcelona in 2004, has won 10 titles in the Liga, 6 King's Cup and 4 Champions League titles.
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Bartumio said: "Barcelona had planned to train him, but the opportunity was given to sign Neymar, his contract was a complement and was not planned," Bartumio said.
"Barcelona did everything in its power.The agreement did not work because the club was not able to respond to requests from Paris Saint-Germain.We were three clubs to try to sign it but I can not mention it. "
"At the moment, Neymar is out of the question, and in January-February, we'll talk about it when we start planning next season," he said.
On the offer of the Barcelona contract actors, notably the French Osman Dembele and the Croatian Ivan Rakitic and accepted by the Brazilian Coutinho, added: "Barcelona has never proposed a player. Germain in the negotiations ".
He added that the young Dutch defender Matisse de Licht, who moved to Juventus, "was part of our goals, but decided not to come to Barcelona".
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