The president of Barcelona Josep Maria Bartomeu denied the information that Lionel Messi refuses to sign a new contract with the Catalan club.

Moreover, Bartomeu noted that the agreement has already been signed. And he added that the official photo shoot with the forward and a solemn announcement about the extension of his agreement with Barcelona will be held after the return of Messi from the team of Argentina.

"I want to all to calm. All agreed and signed. When Leo arrives, we will have official photos and a signing protocol. The contract was signed on June 30, the same day he married. No problem. Only protocol is needed. We are absolutely relaxed.

Why did not we do this before?

We had problems with the schedule, "Bartomeu quotes the Spanish edition of Sport. es.

Earlier it was reported that the new contract of the football player will be designed for three years.

Messi defends the colors of the first team of "Barcelona" since 2004, held for the team 589 matches in all tournaments and scored 513 goals.

The Argentinian 5 times became the owner of the Golden Ball and won 8 titles of the champion of Spain, and also 4 times became the winner of the Champions League.