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Lionel Messi would join Inter Milan if he leaves FC Barcelona - Thiago Motta

Lionel Messi (credit: americanistadechiapas)
Lionel Messi will sign for Inter Milan if he leaves Barcelona, according to Thiago Motta.

Messi last month hinted at a return to boyhood club Newell's Old Boys before he retires, although he was later keen to stress that he has no plans to leave Camp Nou.

However, according to Inter midfielder Motta, should Messi leave Barca, he will move to the San Siro.

The 29-year-old told Inter Channel: "If Messi was to leave Barcelona then the first team he would join would be Inter.

"He is still young, but sooner or later the moment for him to change will come."

He added: "I am a good friend of Messi, he is a simple guy and very humble."

24-year-old Messi earlier this month told Radio Metro: "Leaving Barcelona has never been in my head.

"As long as things continue to go the way they go now, I have no intention of leaving."

Reports in Spain last month had suggested Manchester City wanted to sign Messi, but Barcelona vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu later dismissed talk of a €50million bid from the Premier League side.

Messi is believed to have a release clause worth around €225m.

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