Barcelona Interim President Carles Tusquets comments on Lionel Messi became the talk of the town as he has said that the Argentine should have been sold last summer itself as this would have recused the team from the financial crisis. Barcelona is known to be facing financial issued since a while now. Now, this has not gone down well with the team members and Ronald Koeman has reacted to the statement. He went on to say that the statement has not helped out Messi in any way. Koeman also said that only Messi can decide about his future. It’s Lionel Messi vs Barcelona Again! Carlos Tusquets, Interim President Says Messi Should Have Been Sold Last Summer.

"Comments from outside the club are of no interest to me. But the comments inside the club don't help keep the peace of mind that we need to win matches. We can't control what others say. Inside it's different," said the Barcelona coach about the comment during the press conference. The coach said that he respects every opinion but Messi will be the only one to decide his future.

For a while now there has been a question mark Messi's future at Barcelona. He was about to be signed by Manchester City in the last season but somehow due to the transfer policies of the club, he could not get his transfer in the other teams. Recently, PSG's Neymar had expressed his desire to play with Messi. He had urged PSG to bid for the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.

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