Lionel Messi will finish his career at Barcelona and stay a one-club man, believes his former team-mate Cesc Fabregas.
Messi, the Barcelona captain who has been at the club since the age of 13, has been linked with shocks move away to Inter Milan and Manchester City in recent weeks.
That speculation is a result of turmoil in the club boardroom at Barcelona in recent weeks and disagreements over player wage-cuts, but Fabregas is still insistent that the Argentine will not leave the Camp Nou.
Lionel Messi has been at Barcelona since the age of 13 and is currently the club captain
MESSI'S MAJOR HONOURS
La Liga - 10
Copa del Rey - 6
Champions League - 4
Spanish Super Cup - 8
UEFA Super Cup - 3
FIFA Club World Cup - 3
'I speak with Messi and his idea has always been to end his career at Barcelona,' Fabregas told Spanish outlet Cadena Cope.