Quique Setién does not want to speculate about Messi's future (or about his own)

07/04/2020 - 8:55

• Clarín.com
• sports

Rumors about Lionel Messi's alleged decision not to renew his contract with Barcelona, ​​which expires in June 2021, quickly set in motion endless speculations about the Rosario's possible destinations. However, the Barsa coach, Quique Setién, refused to ride that wave, much more concerned about more immediate issues that plague him.

"I am not going to speculate on the future of Messi, I do not want to, because I have not heard him say anything about this issue," said the coach at the pre-match press conference that his team will play on Sunday against Villarreal for the 34th date of the League of Spain.

More than once Setien was inquired about the future of the captain, but he always avoided definitions. "I see Leo well. And I repeat that everything else is speculation that I do not enter because it is not my mission, that's what you are for. I enter what I have to enter, "he emphasized.

In the last hours, from the radio station SER it was taken for granted that the footballer of the Argentine team had made the decision not to extend the link that unites him with the Catalan club until the end of next season and it was even speculated that his Future would be in Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain or Los Angeles Galaxy.

For now, Leo has ahead, along with his teammates, the last stage of the Spanish League: five dates from the end, Barsa is located four points from the leader, Real Madrid, and shows no signs, from the restart of activity, at a level that allows him to fight the title with the capital team.

This situation and some sparks with heavyweights from the squad such as Luis Suárez and Antoine Griezmann have questioned the continuity after the end of this campaign for Setién, who took over the team in January, after the dismissal of Ernesto Valverde.

“We cannot control this situation. This is the circus we are in and we accept it. I don't waste a minute listening or reading. I have to be focused on what I have to be, "said the coach when asked about rumors about his departure.