`I will stay at Barca,` Messi said.
Messi (right) chatted with Goal reporter on September 4.
Messi’s statement ended 10 stormy days, since he sent a fax to Barca with the desire to unilaterally terminate the contract one year ahead of schedule.
Barca and La Liga both do not want Messi to leave, and seek to bind them with a clause related to a compensation fee of 700 million euros (830 million USD).
`I was convinced that I could leave freely. Barca’s president always said that at the end of the 2019-2020 season, I had the right to decide my future. But they stuck to the fact that I did not announce the date in advance.
Since 2015, after the treble under coach Luis Enrique, Barca has entered a difficult period.
Messi joined Barca in 2001, when he was 13 years old.
To date, Messi has played 731 official matches for Barca, scoring 634 goals.
Messi will comply with the contract until June 30, 2021.
