Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu says Lionel Messi is not for sale.

Bartomeu was speaking before the El Clasico win over Real Madrid.

"Sell Messi? Impossible. Anyone who says that is just trying to unsettle him.

"Leo grew up here, at Barcelona, and therefore he is going to retire here. I think that's what he wants too," Bartomeu told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Bartomeu also that the alleged breakdown in Messi's relationship with coach Luis Enrique was "grossly exaggerated": "In any case, they're just squabbles between coaches and players. It's normal. It happens in any place of work. A good team progresses as the result of conflicts and finding solutions."