At 6 am on July 1, 2021, Beijing time, and at 24:00 on June 30, local time in Barcelona, Messi’s existing contract with Barcelona officially expired. Now Messi has become a free agent.
On December 14, 2000, local Spanish time, Barcelona signed Messi, who was only 13 years old at the time. The then director of Barcelona and Messi’s representative drafted a transfer agreement on a napkin, which read: “In Barcelona, on December 14, 2000, in the presence of Minghella and Horacio, Secretary Carlos Rekzak has assumed his responsibilities. Although we have some differences with Messi’s signing, we have maintained our agreed commitments.”
On February 4, 2004, Messi and Barcelona formally signed the first professional contract of his career. At present, Messi has played 778 times for Barcelona in all competitions, scored 672 goals and sent 305 assists. He is the first person without any suspense in the history of the Barcelona team. He helped Barcelona win 10 La Liga titles, 4 Champions League titles, 7 Copa del Rey titles, 8 Spanish Super Cup titles, 3 European Super Cup titles, 3 Club World Cup titles, and so on.
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