SPORT: Confusion! Messi Rejects New Barca Deal

0 KIKI GIST Monday, November 14, 2016

Lionel Messi is currently stalling on renewing his contract with Barcelona due to his tax fraud investigations.

Reports in Marca have it that the Argentine has refused to pen a new deal over concerns about his tax fraud case. The 29-year-old forward was handed a 21-month sentence after been found guilty for his tax fraud case.

It is understood the Messi’s father and his advisers have passed on the decision to the club management, who received the news with ‘understandable shock’.

Messi’s woes with the Argentine national team continued after the fell 3-0 to Brazil to put their hopes of qualifying for the Russia 2018 World cup into jeopardy.

Speaking after the match, the five-time Ballon d’or winner told TyC Sports: “We did not expect this result. Up to the first goal, the match was even, we were doing well.

“It’s difficult when you get into these dynamics, in this situation. The minimum is you get down and everything turns out to be more difficult.

“Within all the bad things and the s*** we are in, we still depend on ourselves.

A move from the Catalan giants could be difficult as his current contract runs till 2018.