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According to Catalan sports paper Sport Barcelona right wing attacker and Argentinian international Lionel Messi (22) will receive a contract renewal when he returns from the US tour.

In addition to an increased salary, Barcelona would be planning to raise the buyout fee of the Argentinian forward from 150 to 250 milion euro°. The length of the contract, which currently expires in the summer of 2014, is expected to remain the same.

Messi's contract was a last time renewed during the summer of 2008 (read more here). Since then, the player earns a year salary of 8 million euro, plus another possible 4,5 million euro in incentives, depending on trophies won, classification for the Champions League and games played.

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