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Messi to ink Barcelona extension until 2018 on Thursday
5 Feb 2013 13:05:00
The Primera Division leaders recently already reached an agreement with their star player, and the attacker will put pen to paper later this week
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| Bet: | Returns: | Espanyol £55.00 | Draw £41.00 | Barcelona £15.70 |
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The Argentine's current deal had been set to expire in 2016, but Catalans had already reached an agreement with the Argentine over a two-year extension in December 2012, and the prolific attacker will put pen to paper later this week.
Messi will reportedly earn an annual salary of €11 million after taxes, while he has a €250m buy-out clause in his new deal.
The 25-year-old is the third key player to sign a contract extension with Barca in 2013 after previous new deals for captain Carles Puyol and vice-captain Xavi.
Messi has made over 350 official appearances for Barcelona since making his official debut in 2004-05, netting nearly 300 goals in the process.
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