Argentine striker "Barcelona" Lionel Messi will extend the contract with the Catalan club.

This was reported by the press service of the Spanish team.

"The club is very pleased with the agreement reached and the dedication of Messi - the best player in history who has spent his professional career in Barcelona and led the team to an era of extraordinary success that has never been seen in world football," the club website reported..

The new contract is scheduled until 2021 and will be signed in the coming weeks. The previous contract expired in the summer of 2018.

Note that, according to the Spanish media, the compensation for the Argentine striker under the new contract will amount to 300 million euros.

Recall, the entire career of professional football player Messi spent in the "Barcelona". For 13 years, he scored 510 goals in 585 matches (including last season - 54 goals in 52 games).