Messi to stay at Barca
BARCELONA. — Lionel Messi celebrated the win that moved Barcelona to within one point of Real Madrid at the top of the Spanish La Liga soccer table by saying he would not leave the club for the English Premier League.
Messi has also denied that he asked for coach Luis Enrique to be replaced or that he is seeking an exit from his boyhood club and a move to England.
The Argentina and Barca captain was responding for the first time to widespread reports of a falling out with Enrique, who took over from Messi’s compatriot Tata Martino at the end of last season.
Messi’s apparent dissatisfaction with the coach’s management style and tactics was said to have prompted talks with Chelsea and Manchester City on a possible move to the English Premier League, while Catalan television claimed Messi had demanded Luis Enrique be sacked.
“I haven’t asked for anything to stay here because I have never wanted to go anywhere else,” Messi told Barca’s TV channel after Sunday’s 3-1 La Liga win over champions Atletico Madrid. — Mailonline.
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