At last comes the official reaction from Barcelona following the messiah's quest for evacuation

Barcelona's technical secretary, Ramon Planes, has reacted following a request to leave the Leonel Messi club.

He has stressed that the club's leaders are determined to persuade the Argentinean to remain in Camp Nou.

The president, I as technical secretary, coach, all want to create another winning cycle along with the best footballer in the world and in history”, he told Mundo Deportivo, broadcast news.

Barcelona has been much rebuilt over the years and has returned stronger. We need to draw conclusions from this phase with our ideas for building the best team in the world”, he added.