Lionel Messi has sparked exit talk recently, but Giovanni van Bronckhorst “can’t imagine a Barcelona without him” and is hoping a deal can be done that allows a mercurial Argentine to remain a one-club man.
The expectation has always been that the six-time Ballon d’Or winner will see out his entire career at Camp Nou.
There has been the odd suggestion that he could return to his roots at Newell’s Old Boys before hanging up his boots, but such a deal appears unlikely given Messi’s standing in the global game.
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It has, however, been suggested that a change of scenery could be on the cards for the 33-year-old in the not too distant future.