Barcelona great Xavi Hernandez cannot imagine Lionel Messi leaving the Catalan club, despite the Argentine forward stalling over a new contract with the La Liga champions. Xavi is Barca's all-time appearance leader and was the heartbeat of the club's midfield from 1998-2015, spending nine years in the first team alongside Messi, who made his debut in 2004. He knows Barcelona is the best club in the world for him and I can't see him in any other club," Xavi, who now plays for Al Sadd in Qatar, told radio station Cope on Friday. "I haven't spoken to him about his new contract but if I was to bet, I wouldn't expect Messi to go to another club. Xavi won 25 major trophies with Barcelona, including eight La Liga titles and four Champions Leagues, before leaving for Al Sadd in 2015.

Source: dna December 03, 2016 07:45 UTC