Only 24, Messi has unquestionably shown himself to be the world’s best player for several years already.
“The truth is my idea has been to always stay in Barcelona and see out the rest of my career here,” he told Sky Sports in an interview being broadcast on Sunday.
“Like I always say, one doesn’t know what can happen in the future but if it were up to me to decide, I would stay at Barcelona for the rest of my career.”
