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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Barcelona are still unable to secure Lionel Messi\u2019s future with a new deal, because of LaLiga\u2019s refusal to make any concession, the UK Mirror reports.<\/p>\n

After being found guilty of operating significantly over the league\u2019s wage rulings, Barca were punished.<\/p>\n

This means they were not allowed to register new signings, except they cut down their wage bill.<\/p>\n

Messi\u2019s previous contract expired at the end of June, but he is ready to extend his 21-year stay.<\/p>\n

However, LaLiga slapped Barca with the wage-related punishment in the period between the expiration of Messi\u2019s previous contract and before he had the chance to sign a new one.<\/p>\n

As a result, just like the new signings, Messi has been unable to be registered as a Barca player, with the new Spanish season now under two weeks away.<\/p>\n

Barcelona president, Joan Laporta, has pleaded with LaLiga officials, claiming: \u201cWe want more flexibility from the league to be able to include more signings.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe negotiations with Messi are well underway, but we are fixing several issues on both sides.\u201d<\/p>\n

If recent reports are to be believed, Barcelona could have yet another issue to deal with, as La Liga are rumoured to be investigating whether the money they have cleared from their wage bill thus far has been done in a fair and legitimate manner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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