Lionel Messi is not for sale and will be offered a new contract very soon, Barcelona’s president has said.<\/p>\n
Josep\u00a0Maria\u00a0Bartomeu’s claims were made in an interview with Catalan radio station RAC1 and reported by the club’s official website.<\/p>\n
Appointed following Sandro\u00a0Rosell’s resignation last week,\u00a0Bartomeu\u00a0has made a priority of clarifying\u00a0Messi’s future at the Camp\u00a0Nou.<\/p>\n
The Argentine was recently linked with big-spending Paris Saint-Germain,<\/p>\n
In December Manchester City\u00a0duo, Yaya\u00a0Toure and Sergio\u00a0Aguero\u00a0even tried to encourage the Argentina international to swap La Liga for the Premier League.<\/p>\n
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”We want to sit down, without any rush, with Leo\u2019s father – it\u2019s not something that\u2019s happening tomorrow, we have plenty of time, but we will do what we have to to ensure he\u2019s the best paid player.” Bartomeu said.<\/p>\n
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