Lionel Messi will either finish his career at Barcelona or in the United States or China -- but not at Manchester City -- according to the Premier League club's chief executive Ferran Soriano.
Messi's Barca contract expires in 2018 and he is currently in talks over a new deal to extend his stay at the Camp Nou.
An agreement is expected to be finalised in the coming weeks despite speculation in Spain that the 29-year-old had turned down an offer worth between €30 million and €35m per season.
Former Barca vice-president Soriano has previously said that he would "open the doors" to Messi at City if he ever decided to leave the Camp Nou, though he now expects an extension to be agreed in Catalonia.