Lionel Messi has been linked with moves to Manchester City, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain at various points, but Barcelona technical director Robert Fernandez insists his future is with one club only.

"Messi will play for the club for the rest of his life," said Fernandez.

"He has many years of football left in him. Other people think not, but he's so intelligent positionally and knows where to be on the field at the right time.

"As people get older they lose things but he's smart enough to keep producing extraordinary performances. He has that gift."