The Blaugrana chief described his forward as
the best player ever to set foot on a football
pitch, and revealed the club's intentions to sign
him to a new deal
Lionel Messi has a Barcelona contract "for life", but it is
up to the attacker how long he stays at the
club, president Josep Maria Bartomeu has indicated.
Contract negotiations are set to be opened with the 29-
year-old in the near future, with Messi's current deal set
to expire in June 2018.
Bartomeu is understandably keen to tie Barca's star
man down to a longer deal, but he conceded the ball will
be in Messi's court.
"[Messi] has all the years he wants [with
Barcelona]," Bartomeu told ESPN FC .
"Lionel Messi is the best ever to play football in the
history of the world and he plays with us.
"We are very happy, he is very important for the club,
he's very important for the fans, he's very important for
football itself.
"And Lionel Messi in the next coming months of course
we are going to talk with him because he knows, he
already knows that he has a contract for ever. There is
not a limit with him.
"The limit will be decided by him and right now he is 29
years old, he is talented, he is ambitious, and he's in
perfect shape to continue for many more years.
"For now, we think we will do it in the next coming
months, but Leo Messi will continue in Barcelona, of
course."
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