Messi not interested in Man City move

Argentina international Lionel Messi insists he is not interested in joining Premier League side Manchester City.

Reports in British media on Thursday claimed City was interested in signing the Barcelona star in the summer.

But Messi insists he would like to stay with Barcelona for the rest of his career.

“If it depended only on me then I will stay at Barcelona for the rest of my career and no other club will convince me otherwise,” he said in an interview with Publico.

“The rumours are pure fantasy.”

Messi has also commented on Barcelona’s recent problems, but remains confident they can win the Champions League this season.

“The Champions League is the most difficult and we are thinking more game-to-game,” he said.

“But we will have to be able to beat anyone if we want to win it.

“But we can beat anyone with the players we have. With players like Xavi, Iniesta and Dani Alves all assisting, it is natural that we will score goals.”

[Source: Publico]