Messi's return date, like a pending soccer suspense, pulling the heartstrings of countless Barcelona fans. Despite Messi's free agency, Barcelona's road to registration has been quite bumpy, making Messi's situation seem rather awkward. However, the daily sports newspaper revealed that Barcelona will be announced this week with Messi contract renewal news, is expected to return to the team on August 2, local time to report.
Lionel Messi's contract has expired on June 30 and the World Cup winner is enjoying his vacation after winning the Copa America. Messi frequently shared vacation moments with his wife Antonella on social media platforms. According to media reports, Barcelona will not be able to register Messi until the La Liga salary cap conditions are met. The Catalan giants are urgently dealing with redundancies and pay cuts, but progress has been slow and the drums are beating for the new season, which has Barca fans worried.
The Daily Sport report comes as a relief to Barcelona fans. It is reported that Barcelona plans to announce the renewal of Messi's contract this week and arrange for him to return to the team on August 2nd. Barcelona urgently need to reduce the team's wage bill before August 31, on the one hand, in dealing with redundancy to leave the team, on the other hand, to step up the time to complete the contract extension with Messi. It is reported that Barcelona has reached a preliminary agreement with Messi's father and agent Jorge, and lawyers from both sides are in the process of contractualizing the agreement and moving forward with the signing.
Lionel Messi accepted a 50% pay cut because he is eager to stay with the Catalan giants. Barcelona believe that Messi's behavior has set an example for other players, which will be key for other players to accept the pay cut. If Messi is able to return to the team as planned, he will have a chance to make it in time for the team's pre-season games.
