Barcelona presidential candidate makes Lionel Messi transfer claim amid Man City interest
straight to your inboxBarcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta has claimed that Lionel Messi wants to stay at the Nou Camp.Messi rocked the footballing world in the summer when he announced he wanted to leave Barcelona due to complaints over how the club was run, with Manchester City being inserted as the immediate favourites to sign him.After weeks of wild speculation, the six-time Ballon d'Or winner eventually revealed he would be staying at Barca after all, in order to avoid a court battle with the club over a clause in his contract.Messi's relationship with the hierarchy in Catalonia has remained frosty at best, with the Argentine being repeatedly critical of those in charge, and with his contract expiring for good this year, he