Chelsea and Manchester City have both been heavily linked
with a move for the Argentina superstar but he insists that he
does not want to leave Camp Nou
Lionel Messi insists has launched a scathing attack on "lies"
suggesting he wants to leave Barcelona having fallen out with
head coach Luis Enrique.
The Argentina superstar has been heavily linked with both
Manchester City and Chelsea in the past week, with the
Catalans in behind-the-scenes turmoil following the sacking of
the club's sporting director, Carles Puyol's departure and
early elections being called.
Messi and Enrique's relationship was believed to be broken
beyond repair after the 27-year-old was benched against Real
Sociedad - a match Barca lost 1-0 - and it is suspected that
the forward was pushing for the coach to be dismissed.
But Messi has hit back at such claims, insisting that he has
no "rivalry" with the former Roma boss, and lashed out at
sections of the media for throwing "sh*t" at the Catalan club.
"I never demanded anything to stay, as I have no intention of
leaving," he told Barca TV . "It is not good to look for rivalry
between Luis Enrique and me, because there is none.
"We must be more united than ever. They should not throw
sh*t at us. We just want to achieve things for the club.
"I never demanded anything to stay, as I have no intention of
leaving.
"It is said that my father spoke with Man City, with Chelsea.
It's all lies, it's all lies ."
Messi scored once as Barca ran out 3-1 winners over Atletico
Madrid at Camp Nou on Sunday ahead of Monday's Ballon
d'Or presentation when he is competing for the best player in
the world prize with Cristiano Ronaldo and Manuel Neuer.
But Messi is relaxed heading into the ceremony - which takes
place on January 12 - and has praised the respective seasons
of his rivals.
"Whoever wins the Ballon d'Or will deserve it, whether it is
Neuer or Cristiano, who had incredible year," he added.
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