Lionel Messi has officially signed his two-year contract extension with Barcelona.
The Argentina superstar put pen to paper on his new deal at the Nou Camp on Thursday afternoon and is now tied to the Catalan giants until June 30, 2018.
Messi began his career at Newell’s Old Boys, where he played for five years until 2000, when he made the journey to Spain to join Barcelona’s youth team at age 13. He played for the first time on the senior squad at 16, in a friendly against Porto.
His contract with Barcelona wasn’t due to expire until June 30, 2016.
Messi follows in the footsteps of fellow club stalwarts Xavi and Carles Puyol, both of whom signed their extensions last month. Puyol and Xavi will extend theirs to June 2016.
The Catalans announced in December that Messi, along with Xavi and Puyol, had agreed to extend their contracts.
Barcelona defender Jordi Alba says Messi’s renewal “is great news for Barcelona.”
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