If Lionel Messi desires an exit from the Camp Nou, all he simply has to do is ask. According to Spanish outlet AS, Barcelona is open to selling Messi, but only if the Argentine requests a transfer.
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Recent quotes in the Argentine daily Ole, however, transform a once-outlandish scenario into a plausible one. "At the moment, I live in the present," the 26-year-old said. "I am thinking of a great year and winning titles with Barça. That's all. Afterwards, we'll see. Football is full of surprises."
"I've always claimed that I always want to stay at the club," he added. "But at times, things don't work out as one plans"
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Messi's father later diffused the quotes, but like his son, failed to rule out a transfer altogether.
"As of today, there is nothing to report," he told La Vanguardia newspaper. "Our thoughts are to stay here, but as people have a tendency to read between the lines, things get blown out of proportion."
"Leo is happy," Messi's father Jorge added. "But of course, if the time comes when the club says 'we've received this offer, we're going to sell you,' well then one needs to study the proposal. Although, it's not something on the current agenda."
Currently on the agenda for Messi and company is returning to form in the Spanish Liga. Two defeats in three matches saw Barcelona fall from the top of the table and two points behind Real Madrid.
The club returns to league action this Saturday, hosting Sevilla at the Camp Nou.
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