Topics: La Liga, Barcelona, Lionel Messi, Primera División Argentina, Newells Old Boys
The Argentine ace has been involved in a series of rumors about his future, and given his recent problems with Spanish tax authorities, he could say goodbye to Los Blaugranas.

Once more, Lionel Messi's future is the main topic of controversy, and this time, an expiration date for the "romance" between Barcelona and the Argentine ace has been set.

According to reports from Cadena Cope, La Liga's all-time top scorer is "considering" the option of saying goodbye to his only professional club, given his most recent problems with Spanish tax authorities. Messi was sentenced to 21 months in prison, but he will not step into any Spanish correctional facility due to the nature of his "crime" and the length of the sentence.

Messi's problems away from the pitch could force him to leave Los Blaugranas in 2018.

Messi has apparently decided to leave Barcelona by the end of the 2017-2018 season, soon after his 31st birthday. While a transfer to "another big club" circles Messi's mind, a shocking comeback to Newell's Old Boys, his boyhood club, could also take place.

This decision seems to be completely fueled by his problems away from the pitch, with his tax evasion trial taking most of his free time recently. Furthermore, his latest disappointment with La Albiceleste in the Copa América Centenario hasn't helped him find his feet, in what has turned out to be quite a complicated summer for "La Pulga".

Last week, reports about a possible meeting between Roman Abramovich and Lionel Messi's father came in from England, suggesting a transfer to the English Premier League.