Barcelona president FC Josep Maria Bartomeu said his side never held Lionel Messi to stay headquartered at Camp Nou.
According to Bartomeu, the Club of Catalonia origin never intended or intended to monopolize a Messi, who is a phenomenal player in the 21st century. Only, none of the offers that came on behalf of the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.
Bartomeu's statement is certainly break the rumors that since two seasons ago called a lot of clubs that looked at Messi.
Among them Manchester City, who currently ditukangi former Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola.
Messi itself is currently under contract until the 2020/2021 season. The contract renewal was signed by Messi on 25 November 2017.
Messi's new contract also includes a fantastic player release clause. Messi's release clause is now at 700 million euros.
Messi Barcelona since the age of 13 years. Starting a career with Barcelona youth team in 2001, Messi managed to penetrate the senior team in 2004, when he was 16 years old.
Currently, more or less after 14 years of playing in various domestic and European competitions with Barcelona, recorded Messi has collected 32 titles with Los Cules. Among them are nine La Liga titles and four Champions League trophies.