Messi: 'I'll stay at Barca if they want me'
With his deal expiring in June 2018 and the Catalans hardly loaded at the moment, there has been some speculation that clubs like Inter could sneak in and nab the Argentine superstar.
“I have always said that Barca has given me everything, and I’ll stay here, as long as they want me”, Messi told Coach Magazine, dropping a slight hint at what is happening at the Nou Camp.
“I want to win titles for my club and my country. I’m not focussing on the past, one needs to always look ahead”, Messi continued.
This news comes after Barcelona demoted an executive, Pere Graticos, for making some comments in which he minimized the Flea’s role.
More recent reports have the Catalans potentially offloading players so as to accommodate the Argentine, with El Confidencial revealing that Ivan Rakitic “will have no problem switching teams if he is set to earn more”.
The Cules are thinking of doing something similar with Arda Turan.
Messi also went into details about his relationship with fellow stars Neymar and Luis Suarez, claiming that the secret of the MSN’s success is that its members “work very hard in training to carry that onto the pitch. We have a natural bond, and it’s backed up by a good friendship”.