BARCELONA: Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu indicated the Spanish champions are prepared to make Lionel Messi the world’s highest-paid player to keep the Argentine superstar at the club.

“Leo Messi is the best (player) in the history of football and we want him to stay with us,” Bartomeu told reporters on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).

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