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Messi speaks out: Barcelona legend delivers fascinating hour-long interview where he slams club for Luis Suarez departure, praises Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola and says he has no regrets over telling club he wanted to leave

Lionel Messi sensationally opened up on his last few months of strife at Barcelona in a tell-all interview, where he slammed the club for the sale of Luis Suarez and opened up on his own exit saga from a dramatic summer.

The Barcelona legend, whose contract is up in the summer, is allowed to talk to clubs from January and has been heavily linked with a move away from the Nou Camp with Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain both possible destinations.

The Argentine has so far kept his cards close to his chest so far regarding any potential transfer away from Spain, but revealed he would make it clear to the club if he wanted to leave and had no regrets after sending a burofax to try and force an exit from his boyhood club during the summer.