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Trincao hopes Messi stays at Barcelona following shock exit request

Lionel Messi has informed Barcelona of his desire to leave but new arrival Francisco Trincao hopes the club captain remains at Camp Nou.

Barca agreed a €31 million (£28m/$36m) move for Trincao in January, with the 20-year-old attacker spending the remainder of the 2019-20 season at Braga.

He was presented to the media on Wednesday but much of the attention was focused on Messi, who wants to make use of a break clause in his contract .

Fans gathered outside of club offices on Tuesday to call for the resignation of president Josep Maria Bartomeu, who was present for a ceremonial contract signing with Trincao but left newly appointed sporting director Ramon Planes to face questions from the media.