If the words of Lionel Messi’s father are anything to go by, then the F.C. Barcelona’s management and fans can go to sleep with both eyes closed as far as Messi remaining in the club is concerned. Messi Snr. has assured that there is no danger of his son leaving F.C. Barcelona for now.

It is no secret that Lionel Messi’s contract expires at the end of next season and there are enough conflicting reports over a lack of talks with the club about a renewal thereby casting doubt over whether he will remain at Camp Nou.

The Argentinian National Team Captain was quoted as telling Coach magazine that he would stay at Barca for “as long as they want me”, only for the publication to remove the interview after the 29-year-old’s management team claimed that it had never taken place.

The incident took place only a week after Pere Gratacos was removed from his position as director of institutional relations at Barca, following comments in which he suggested that Messi would not be as effective without certain team-mates.

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