Lionel Messi, 29, is out of contract at Barcelona in June 2018 and Premier League clubs are reportedly circling.
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu is confident of keeping hold of Lionel Messi, with the LaLiga champions set to open negations over a new contract in the "next couple of months".
Messi's
current deal is set to expire in June 2018 and Bartomeu has already
said the Barca star has a contract for ever at Camp Nou.
However, Premier League giants Manchester City
have been linked with a move for Messi, ex-Barca boss Pep Guardiola
opening the door for the 29-year-old should he ever leave the Catalans.
Bartomeu, though, is confident of warding off interest from the lucrative Premier League.
"This
is a decision for Leo Messi or for any player to change club," Bartomeu
told the Telegraph. "Right now Leo Messi has a contract to the end of
the Russian World Cup [in 2018] and we are very happy with him. Very
happy. He's the best player in the world, by far.
"I
don't know what will happen in the future but of course we will always
try to explain to him that he is at the best club in the world and this
is the best place for him to live and he is living the best experience
of his life with us.
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