Barcelona will reportedly insist that any club wanting to buy Lionel Messi before the end of his contract will have to pay his full £631million release clause.
Such clauses are commonplace in Spanish football in order for clubs to protect their assets, and Barca are said to be sticking to Messi's contractual obligations as they bid to placate the Argentinean, who has one year left on his deal.
Mundo Deportivo report that Barca have no intention of allowing their captain to leave the club this summer for anything less than is stipulated in his contract, with Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan all linked with the 33-year-old.
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