Pep Guardiola says he sees Lionel Messi staying at Barcelona despite recent tensions between the Argentine and the Spanish club.

"He is a player from Barcelona and he will stay there, that's my wish for him to stay in Barcelona," said Guardiola of the 32-year-old.

Messi recently hit out against Eric Abidal for criticizing the players for Ernesto Valverde's sacking.

City are reportedly monitoring the situation.