Barcelona: FC Barcelona wants their star man Lionel Messi to stay with the club forever, its President Josep Maria Bartomeu has said.
“Messi is a one-club man. It’s more than what he does on the pitch — his relationship with Barca will last forever. I use the example of Pele, who was always at Santos. We want Messi to always be at Barca, whether that’s playing or linked to the club (when he’s retired),” Bartomeu told ESPNFC in an interview.”We want him to have a really long career so we can keep on enjoying him,” Bartomeu said.
“Lionel’s managed to break down borders. Everyone admires him and he’s applauded at other stadiums by rival fans.”
We would like to renew his contract, that’s the idea. He is young — you can see that [in his performances] — and he still has two years on his deal. He’s always improving, always innovating. I believe he still has many years in front of him and in the coming months we will sit down with him ” he added. (IANS)
