Valencia and Spain hero Santiago Cañizares can't see Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona.
Widely considered the world's greatest footballer, Messi has been no stranger to rumours he could leave his boyhood club.
But this season has perhaps been one of the worst for Messi in his time at the Camp Nou, with the club sacking Ernesto Valverde and missing out on the La Liga title to rivals Real Madrid.
If they lose to Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Friday, it will be the first time since 2007/08 that Barca have finished a season trophy-less.
All of this have been magnified by the fact Messi has one-year remaining on his current contract with the Blaugrana.
The 32-year-old is extremely frustrated by the way the club has been run in recent years, according to Goal. And the upcoming presidential elections could play in a role in Messi's future, despite his preference to stay at the club.
Manchester City, Inter Milan and Juventushave all been linked with the Argentina international.
And Cañizares has hinted that it would be catastrophic for Messi to leave La Liga, who has arguably yet to recover from Cristiano Ronaldo's departure to Juventus in 2018.
Asked if he thought Messi could leave Barca, the four-time La Liga winner replied: "I hope that Messi does not leave Barcelona and that he retires there too.
"If he has enjoyed his best years at Barça, the normal thing would be that Messi remains a one club man.
"I don't see Messi being managed by (Pep) Guardiola in the future. I just don't see it…given that their relationship wasn't ideal. I don't see it as viable. No-one wants Messi to leave La Liga. If it were to happen, let's not attract bad luck by talking about it!"
