son.After 21 years, Lionel Messi officially bid farewell to Barcelona.

On August 5, Barca announced on its homepage: “Although FC Barcelona and Messi have reached an agreement and both sides agreed to sign a new contract today, the contract cannot be signed due to financial and financial obstacles. structure (according to La Liga regulations).

Messi will not continue to contribute to Barca. Both sides regret that the wishes from the club and Messi were not signed as planned.

Messi has reaped many titles in his two decades with Barca

According to the explanation on Barca’s homepage, Messi’s inability to sign a new contract comes from two reasons.

The first reason is Barca’s financial difficulties recently and the second reason is that La Liga organizers will not make any concessions in registering Messi to add to Barca’s list in the new season.

According to information from the Spanish press, Messi decided to change right before the official contract signing date. Thus, Messi officially left Barcelona after 21 years with this team.

Lionel Messi joined Barca’s La Masia in 2000, when he was just 13 years old. He had his first match for Barca’s first team on October 16, 2004, replacing Deco in the 82nd minute of a 1-0 win over Espanyol in La Liga. Since that time, Messi has played 778 matches, scoring 672 goals for the Nou Camp team.

Messi’s titles at Barca include 10 La Liga championships, 4 Champions Leagues and 6 Golden Ball awards.