Barcelona striker Lionel Messi plans to sign new contract with Catalan club.

This is reported by several sources at once - beIN Sports journalist Ashraf Ben Ayyad and his reputable colleague from Italy Nicolo Schira.

The latter on Twitter claims that the 33-year-old Argentinian will continue his contract with the "

Messi has played 47 games for Barcelona in all competitions this season, scored 38 goals and provided 14 assists..

His current contract with the club ends this summer..

Messi has been playing for Barcelona since 2005. He holds the club's record for the number of matches played (778) and the number of goals scored (672) in his squad..

With the team, Lionel won 35 trophies, which is also a record for players who played for Barcelona.

Earlier TSN Prosport reported that Messi wants to stay at Barcelona, \u200b\u200bbut his father and family are pushing Lionel to move to the French PSG.