Lionel Messi will be staying with Barcelona, confirms the star footballer

Star footballer Lionel Messi had put an end to all the speculations, by announcing on Friday that he would remain with Barcelona for the upcoming season. Messi said this in an interview given to 'Goal.com'. He said that he does not want to get into any legal battle with the club as Messi was supposed to pay 700 Million Euros to Barcelona for breaking his term.

With this, a period of speculation about his future came to an end. He had earlier said that he wanted to leave the club after the end of the season. The Barcelona club wanted him to remain with the club until its agreement was concluded on June 2021. Barcelona also tweeted and shared the information of Messi will be staying with them.

Earlier, the star footballer's father wrote a letter to the Spanish League stating that his son was free to leave Barcelona immediately without paying 700 million euros. Earlier, the league had said that Messi's agreement is till June 2021 and he cannot go without paying the fine.