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The clause allowing Lionel Messi to walk away from Barcelona for free this summer expired over the weekend, sources at the club confirmed to ESPN, meaning he will remain at Camp Nou for at least another 12 months.
Messi, 32, signed terms that run until the end of the 2020-21 campaign in 2017. At the time, a clause was included that he could leave for nothing in summer 2020 as long as he communicated his decision to Barca before June.
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