Lionel Messi includes his nearing Retirement in a Speech
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Football player Lionel Messi had recently won on Monday the Ballon d'Or. He had also expressed his understanding that his career is nearing its end.

His contract with Camp Nou will be until the year 2021. Some sources had shared that Josep Maria Bartomeu had already conducted negotiations for a new deal.

In 2017, it was reported that Andres Iniesta had also signed a comparable contract with the organization. This had resulted in him leaving not more than a year after.

Barca does not foresee Messi's separation from the team anytime soon despite Messi's speech. His speech was given in Paris' Theatre du Chatelet where he had stated his idea on how long he has left at the top of his career as a professional football player. 

He had delivered his speech after championing and breaking a record of winning the Ballon d'Or for the 6th time.

He had also expressed his acknowledgment of his age. He also expressed his joys and happiness with his experience in his career as a football player. Later on, he said of his fast-approaching retirement though he still believes that he is still in good shape to be a football player for the team.

He said to reporters that he prays that God will still allow him more years to be a participant in the professional football scene.

Lionel Messi is already thirty-two years old and will be thirty-three in the next football season. He hopes that he still feels physically fit and capable of continuing his career despite his age.

He had told everybody that as of the moment, he is physically and personally fit to participate in the sport. He just prays that this will continue for a long time.

In Messi's contract, there is a part where he is allowed to leave the team after the season that doesn't obligate him to pay a penalty or fee. This clause had caused fear that he will leave Barcelona but he assures that that part in his contract for him is not that relevant or important.

Lionel Messi believes that Barca personally knows him enough to know that that part in his contract will not result in any issues for the team. He expressed his dedication to the team which states that it is beyond the overall terms of just the contract. He had also expressed his commitment and support for the team which he explains is beyond the piece of paper which they call as a contract.

According to Eric Abidal, there had been actions taken to extend the contract of Messi with the team. The club had high hopes for the immediate accomplishment of Messi's contract with the team. 

The extension contract of Lionel Messi will be his tenth professional deal with Barca with a probability of being his last contract with the team. His recent renewal with the team was in December of 2017.

He remains an important player for the team scoring winning goals and helping with many victories. His first victory in Ballon d'Or was in the year 2009.