Messi closer to rejoining Barcelona

Barcelona can now heave a sigh of relief after Lionel Messi appears to have agreed to take a pay cut before re-joining them on a five-year deal this summer.

The Copa America champion has been without a club since his contract with the Catalans expired in June with some top European outfits already hoping they can sign him for free. However, the Camp Nou outfit is not leaving anything to chance just to hold on to their legend who has won them a number of silverware since he broke into the first team in 2005.

One of Joan Laporta’s projects, when he was re-elected as the president of the club earlier this year, was to talk the Argentine out of leaving at the end of his contract. And the 59-year-old seems to be doing well with the assignment with Messi edging closer to a new deal with the La Liga side.

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