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(FILES) This handout photo taken on November 25, 2017 in Barcelona and released by the Barcelona FC press office, shows Barcelona FC President Josep Maria Bartomeu (L) and Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi signing a contract extension keeping Messi at Barcelona until 2021. - Six-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi told Barcelona he wants to leave -- on a free transfer -- in a "bombshell" fax yesterday that is expected to spark a legal battle over a buy-out clause worth hundreds of millions of dollars. (Photo by Handout / FC BARCELONA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / FC BARCELONA" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS