Lionel Messi again said he has interest in returning to Argentina before his playing career is over.

Messi began his career with Argentine side Newell's Old Boys before being snapped up by Barca's academy in 2001 at the age of 13.

"It's something that I would still like to do. I don't know when, but it's a possibility," he told Argentinian magazine El Grafico.

"I haven't set myself any goals, short or long term, but I'd like to keep playing whilst my body allows it and I have something to offer the team. When I know that it's time, I'll make a decision."