Barcelona transfer news: Lionel Messi urged by Luis Enrique to stay at Nou Camp as exit rumours swirl
Catalan chiefs desperate to tie star man down to new contract and Enrique is confident he will put pen to paper
LUIS ENRIQUE is confident Lionel Messi will spend the rest of his career at Barcelona despite doubts over the Argentine’s Nou Camp future.
Barca are desperate for Messi to sign a new contract after securing the futures of other key men including Neymar.
Fierce rivals Real Madrid have just handed Cristiano Ronaldo a lucrative new deal, but Messi will not be rushed into committing himself after a rough year in Spain.
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Manchester City are reportedly interested, while the likes of super-rich Paris Saint-Germain will surely take notice if Messi becomes available.
But Enrique hopes his key man writes a fairytale story by ending his career in Catalonia, although the boss concedes he doesn’t have a say in the matter.
Enrique said: “I imagine Lionel Messi will be at Barcelona for many years.
“It would be nice that a player who leaves his country to come to Barcelona and to be No.1 in history ends up finishing his career here.
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"It’s something between the club and the player.
“Looking at his history as a player, his performances, the individual and collective titles, it’s one which needs a happy ending, but that question is for others to answer.”