Aguero says Argentina team-mate Lionel Messi will stay at Barcelona despite fall-out with club board
Sergio Aguero says Lionel Messi will stay at Barcelona ‘unless something catastrophic happens’.
The Manchester City forward believes his Argentina team-mate is happy at Camp Nou and has backed him to retire there, despite recent rumours linking him with a move away from the club.
Messi’s contract is set to expire in 2021 and he has had a number of disagreements with the Barcelona board, including former team-mate Eric Abidal.
Sergio Aguero says Lionel Messi will stay at Barcelona despite questions over his future
The Manchester City forward believes his Argentina team-mate will retire with the LaLiga club
But Aguero is confident the six-time Ballon d’Or winner is happy to stay with the LaLiga giants.
‘Leo is a player who is already a symbol and legend of Barcelona, but things happen in football,’ he told El Chiringuito TV.
‘Many players have changed for Leo and he stayed at Barcelona. He loves the club, he identifies with Barcelona, he is comfortable and happy.
Aguero said Messi is already a legend and symbol of Barca and is happy and comfortable there
‘No matter how many things happen, he will continue. Unless something catastrophic happens.’
The club captain has often appeared frustrated this season and has voiced his disapproval at decisions made by the board in public.
The forward announced that he and his team-mates would be taking a 70 per cent pay cut to help manage the financial implications of coronavirus but hit out at the club’s for ‘trying to put players under a magnifying glass’.
This followed his dispute with Abidal after the director of football suggested members of the Barca squad were responsible for Ernesto Valverde’s sacking in January.
The Argentine admitted he felt hurt and attacked by the comments before Abidal admitted he shouldn’t air the club’s problems publicly.
Messi had scored 24 goals with 16 assists prior to the season being suspended in March.
The forward has seemed frustrated this season and has had public arguments with the board
