Offered to reduce my contract by 50% to stay with Barcelona: Messi
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Argentine striker Lionel Messi on Sunday refuted reports that he asked for a 30 per cent pay raise in his contract amount and said that he had in fact offered to halve his wages in order to stay with the Spanish club Barcelona. Messi's clarification came as he bid adieu to Barcelona after a gap of 21 years. In his last press conference, a tearful Messi was not able to hold back his emotions as he waved goodbye to his teammates.