Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman has criticised interim president Carlos Tusquets after he said the club should have sold Lionel Messi in the summer.

Tusquets said selling the forward, 33, was "desirable" because of the money the Spanish giants could have made.

Messi is out of contract at the end of this season so can leave for free.

"I don't care what's said outside the club. However, comments from inside the club don't help us have the calmness we need to do our job," said Koeman.

"We can't control what's said outside, but from within it's a different story."

He added: "If there's anyone who needs to decide about his future, it's Leo himself.

"It [selling Messi] might have been his [Tusquets'] personal opinion and I respect that, but Leo's got a year left on his deal and he is the one who needs to decide."