He has less than seven months left on his contract and is able to negotiate with other clubs from January. The Argentine struck for the 643rd time for Barca Saturday to equal Pele’s goals record for a single club. Lionel Messi equalled Pele’s haul of 643 goals for Santos after scoring for Barcelona against Valencia in La Liga Saturday, matching the Brazilian great’s scoring record for a single club. Posted by Sports Tribune on Saturday, 19 December 2020However, he has drastically underperformed this campaign, as have his side, who trail leader Atletico Madrid by eight points in La Liga. Barca face elections on Jan. 24 to pick the successor to Bartomeu, who resigned in October, and Messi remained tight-lipped on where his future lay, saying he was fully focused on helping his side return to form.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 21, 2020 14:15 UTC