Lionel Messi will not leave Barcelona this summer, with the club's captain opting not to activate a clause in his contract that would allow him to leave before his deal expires at the end of June next year.
As part of the four-year extension signed in 2017, Messi included stipulations that he could leave the club for free at the end of any given season , so long as he made the club aware of his intentions before June 1 of each year.
Speculation over whether the Blaugrana and Argentina captain could leave Camp Nou had been circulating once again after former Inter president Massimo Moratti claimed it was possible that the Nerazzurri could make a move for the 32-year-old.