Lionel Messi is by far the most important piece of this Barcelona squad and arguably their most important player in the entire history of their club.

Let's not forget that this is the five-time Ballon d'Or winner who can boast a tally of 612 goals in 698 games played for the Blaugrana team, one he's been with since the beginning of his professional career.

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But at the age of 32, the final stage of his time under the sun seems to be near.

According to Marca, Messi will wait until next season to renegotiate a new contract with the Catalan giants, which could be his final one at the Camp Nou. The same source claims Josep Maria Bartomeu, the club's president, is hoping they can give him a lifetime contract with the next extension.

But upon seeing this update, many Barcelona fans were actually scared that this is the beginning of the end for the little magician.

Some of them, however, actually believe Messi leaving could be beneficial in some way and others are clearly not really happy about it, to say the least.

You can see their reactions down in the tweets below: