Lionel Messi will depart Barcelona enshrined as one of the club's all-time greats, says presidential hopeful Lluis Fernandez, with the Argentine worthy of a statue outside Camp Nou alongside that of Johan Cruyff.
The 33-year-old has spent his entire senior career with the Blaugrana, where he has established himself as one of the greatest footballers in the history of the sport across a trophy-laden decade-and-a-half.
During his time at the Catalan outfit, he has won the Ballon d'Or a record six times, and helped the club to almost three-dozen major honours, including 10 titles in La Liga and a further four Champions League crowns.