PIQUE HOPES FOR MORE MESSI YEARS


PIQUE HOPES MESSI CAN STAY AT BARCELONA FOR YEARS AFTER NEW DEAL
Iain Strachan
16:39
The Argentine has agreed to sign a new four-year contract with the Catalan club, a decision welcomed by his team-mate and the club's president.
Gerard Pique hopes to keep winning silverware with Lionel Messi for many years to come after the superstar forward agreed a new four-year Barcelona contract.

 The Catalan giants announced on Wednesday that the 30-year-old, who got married on Friday and is now on his honeymoon, will commit to remaining at Camp Nou until 2021.

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 And Barca defender Pique welcomed the opportunity to continue playing alongside his talented team-mate.

 "I think it's the best experience ever," he told beIN Sports of sharing a pitch and dressing room with Messi.

 "To work with him [for] so many years, now it will be 10 years, it's great winning a lot with him. And I hope he can stay a lot of years more playing with us." 
Club president Josep Maria Bartomeu, meanwhile, lauded the dedication of the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.

 "Barca fans will continue enjoying Messi, the best player in history," he wrote in a post on Twitter.

 "An example of commitment."

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