Argentina's president Alberto Fernandez has called on Lionel Messi to return to his homeland and end his career with Newell's Old Boys.
Messi's future has dominated headlines over the past week after he handed in a shock transfer request at Barcelona.
Any Camp Nou exit is now shrouded in controversy with La Liga recently declaring the Argentine attacker isn't allowed to leave the club for anything short of his mammoth €700 million (£624m/$823m) release clause.
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Despite that, a number of clubs continue to be linked with moves for Messi with Manchester City leading the race but Paris Saint-Germain, Inter and Juventus also linked with interest.