straight to your inboxBarcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta is confident Lionel Messi will remain at the club beyond next summer despite interest from Manchester City.Messi dropped a bombshell in the summer by revealing he was seriously unhappy at the club, submitting a transfer request in the hope the club would allow him to leave for nothing.Barcelona insisted the release clause that would see Messi depart on a free had expired and the Argentine opted against fighting his current employers in court despite stressing his unhappiness at the situation.Messi can negotiate a pre-contract agreement with foreign clubs on January 1 and MEN Sport understand City are interested in the Argentine superstar.Barcelona will confirm their new.
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