Former Portugal international Paulo Futre believes Real Madrid would be Lionel Messi's likeliest destination if he were to leave Barcelona.
Messi revealed earlier this season that his future is not necessarily at Barcelona and he further fuelled speculation about a possible transfer on Monday when he stated that he's unsure he will still be at the Camp Nou side next term.
Clubs such as Chelsea, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain are believed to be closely monitoring Messi's situation, yet Futre thinks a move to Madrid could be a more realistic option, although he has acknowledged that the Argentina international is more likely to stay at his current club until the end of his European career.
"I do not think Messi will ever leave Barcelona, but if he does move, it will be to join Real Madrid," Futre told COPE.
"Florentino Perez is in charge at Madrid and they have the financial resources to make it happen.
"Plus signing Messi would hugely annoy the Barcelona fans as well, like back in the days with Luis Figo."
Messi has a contract with the Catalans until June 2018, but he has a limited fee release clause of €250 million (£205m) in his existing deal.
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - Rating: 4.5
Title : Messi could only leave Barcelona for Real Madrid, believes Futre
Description : The ex-Atletico Madrid midfielder thinks the prolific attacker could move to the Spanish capital if he were ever to leave his current team ...
Description : The ex-Atletico Madrid midfielder thinks the prolific attacker could move to the Spanish capital if he were ever to leave his current team ...
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