The Argentine committed his future to the club in November after coming perilously close to the time at which he could have started to negotiate with other sides, given his previous deal was up in June 2018.
Included in the fresh terms, which run until 2021, is a €700m release clause designed to put rivals off making a move for the club icon, just as Paris Saint-Germain did to sign Neymar for €222m last August – a fee that many thought was impossible.
“We set up a clause which we think is enough to have Messi retire at FC Barcelona,” Schroder told Sky Sports.
“But having said that, we thought a year ago that the clause for Neymar was continue reading

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