Lionel Messi is set to crown the next coach of Barcelona.

After their Champions League thrashing by PSG, there's no way back at Barca for coach Luis Enrique, who will leave at the end of the season when his contract expires.

El Confidencial says Messi has already identified Enrique's successor and had his father, Jorge, make contact with him.

Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli is the man Messi next wants in charge of Barca - and is set to get his way.

The Argentine, with no new deal yet settled, is now using the issue of Enrique's replacement as part of his negotiations - with the insistence that Sampaoli is next installed.