(Video) Lionel Messi's Top 15 Goal 2008-2012, Guardiola's era

Lionel Messi reject £460,000-a-week offer, to leave Barcelona

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Lionel Messi hs just put pen to paper on a new long-term deal at FC Barcelona, one whch includes a £205m release clause.

Despite the crazy figure written into the contract, according to a report, an unknown Russian club triggered it, and offered the world's greatest player £460,000-a-week to tempt him away.

The fee of £205m would easily have made Messi the most expensive player of all time, surpassing the £80m Real Madrid paid Manchester United for Cristiano Ronaldo.

However, The Sun claim Messi turned down the offer of £24m a year after tax, understood to have been made by Anzhi Makhachkala .

Messi and Barcelona were reportedly shocked that a club was willing to pay the prohibitive release clause, yet after talks with Barca president Sandro Rosell and his family the Argentine opted to remain at the Camp Nou.


Sources : independent.co.uk

(Video) All Lionel Messi's Goal in 2012

Messi disappointed Barca Lack Trophy in 2012

Lionel Messi

Despite bring Barcelona currently 16 point lead over Real Madrid in La Liga and just made personal record with 91 gol in 2012, Lionel Messi believes the lack af major trophies make a disappointed year for Barcelona.

Messi who is a favorite for the FIFA Ballon d'Or  after incredible 2012 in which he has picked up the Spanish Golden Boot, become top score UEFA Champins League for the fourth consecutive year and beaten Gerd Muller's record of 85 goals to set a new world record for a calendar year.

Hwever, Messi only bring one trophies (Copa Del Rey) for Barcelona this year, after lost in semifinal UEFA Champions League by Chesea and only reached Runner-Up position La Liga, under the winner Real Madrid.

"I am happy with my goal and my record, but this year could have been better wiyh trophies" He told to El Mundo Deportivo. " I always say that the important thing is the group, and my goal, without tropies, is not important"

sources : soccernet.espn

Lionel Messi Finish 2012, with 91 goals

Messi (Picture) after made 91th goal

Lionel Messi polished his record with 91 goals and the final goal he scored when Barcelona win againts host Real Valladolid, 1-3 on Saturday Night. Before the game Lionel Messi with Barcelona's player wore T-Shirt of support for Vilanova, who had throat sugery to remove a second tumor in two years on Thursday : "This win for Tito".

Lionel Messi scored his goal in 59th minute by dribbling between a defender's leg before making it 2-0 after Xavi Hernandes open the scoring two minute before half time. The game close by goal from Barcelona' young star Tello in 94th minute after Valladolid respon goal by Javi Guerra in 89th minute. Final Score 1-3 for FC Barcelona.  

Barcelona remained perfect in nine away games and extended its record league start with its 16th win in 17 rounds. It opened up a nine-point lead over second-place Atletico Madrid and a 16-point gap over Real Madrid after it lost to Malaga later Saturday.

Bacelona's player wore T-shirt to support their coach, Tito Vilanova

source : espn 

Lionel Messi had agree extend his contract with FC BArcelona until 2018

Barcelona have agreed to extend Lionel Messi's contract until 2018, when he will be 31 years old. The Argentinian's previous deal ran until 2016 but negotiations have been swift and he has expressed a desire to see out his career at Camp Nou.

His formal buy-out clause remains at €250m (£203m) and his salary, which is heavily driven by incentives, is understood to begin at around €11m a year net.

FC Barcelona also announced that Barcelona's vice captain Xavi Hernández and Captain Carles Puyol have renewed their contracts until 2016. Puyol's deal was due to run out at the end of this season while Xavi had two years left to run. Xavi is 32 and Puyol 34.Toni Freixa, the club's spokesman, said: "It just happened that an agreement they have was reached today just as it could have done on any other day. It is a coincidence, not a strategy."

Lionel Messi, who is in the running for a fourth world player of the year award, admitted a month ago that he had not yet talked to Barcelona about a new deal but that he did not anticipate there being any problems in renewing: his deal has been periodically updated since he made his first-team debut in October 2004. Lionel Messi's last contract was signed in September 2009 having been drawn up by the sporting director Txiki Beguiristain, who is now at Manchester City.

It was a complicated deal in which the Argentinian earned a basic salary of about €9.5m. Any bonuses earned in a season were then subsequently included in the basic salary from that moment on. Although full details have not yet been revealed, a similar formula has been used for this latest deal and the figures have not changed substantially. Barcelona's president, Sandro Rosell, is expected to answer questions on Wednesday and the three players will sign their deals over the coming week.

"Puyol, Messi and Xavi are three basic pillars and it was necessary that they continued to be attached to the club," said Freixa. "The board are extremely satisfied to be able to give a successful project continuity with the renewals of Xavi, Puyol and Messi." Puyol is the club captain while Xavi has played more games and won more trophies than anyone in Barcelona's history. Together they have won three European Cups, with Messi having scored a record 90 goals this calendar year.

Lionel Messi's deal comes as little surprise, even if negotiations were concluded quickly. Xavi's renewal had also been anticipated, although 2016 means that he will remain under contract until the age of 36. News of Puyol's deal is more unexpected. Negotiations had been going on for longer and his existing contract expires on 31 June. Other defenders signed deals before he had and progress appeared slower with the captain.

The most striking thing about Puyol's deal is its length. Having previously renewed on short-term deals, this time he has signed up for a further three years. He will be 38 when the deal expires. Puyol recently said: "I hope to keep playing until I am 40 but I do not want to be a burden."


Sources : guardian.co.uk

Lionel Messi's Career at Barcelona (2005-2006)

Lionel Messi

On 16 September 2005, for the second time in three months, Barcelona announced an update to Lionel Messi's contract; this time it was improved to pay him as a first team member and extended until June 2014. Lionel Messi obtained Spanish citizenship on 26 September 2005 and was finally able to make his debut in the season's Spanish First Division. Messi's first home outing in the Champions League came on 27 September 2005 against Italian club Udinese. Fans at Barcelona's stadium, the Camp Nou, gave Messi a standing ovation upon his substitution, as his composure on the ball and passing combinations with Ronaldinho had paid dividends for Barcelona.

Messi netted six goals in 17 league appearances, and scored one Champions League goal in six. His season ended prematurely on 7 March 2006, however, when he suffered a muscle tear in his right thigh during the second leg of the second round Champions League tie against Chelsea. Rijkaard's Barcelona ended the season as champions of Spain and Europe.





Sources : wikipedia