Barcelona forward Lionel Messi says he will make a decision over his future with the Catalan club in the summer.
The Argentine almost left the Nou Camp after handing in a transfer request in the summer but he later changed his mind and decided to stay at the club. Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu stated that Messi’s €700m release clause had to be met before he would be released.
In an interview with a Spanish TV station La Sexta Messi stated that: “Nothing will be crystal clear before the end of the year. I’ll wait until the season is over.
“What matters now is thinking about the team, finishing the year well and not being distracted by other things.
“I don’t know what will happen. I’m focused on what we have here and battling for whatever we can.
While he didn’t reveal his potential next destination, Messi talked about his close friendship with Paris Saint-Garmain star man Neymar and further said he would one day like to play in the Major League Soccer.
“I’ve always had the dream of playing in another league, in the United States,” he added. “Maybe it will happen, doesn’t have to be right away. Today I am just focused on these next six months.”
Messi also commented on the sale by Barcelona of Luis Suarez to Athletico Madrid, saying he did not understand how the club could allow the striker to move to one of their main rivals.
He said: “What they did seemed crazy to me, because of how he left. He left for free, paying him his contract and a team that fights for the same thing as us.”
