Lionel Messi's confidence in Barcelona and President Josep Maria Bartomeu has plummeted.

This has resulted in Messi sending in a bureau fax (document) stating that he wants to leave the club, to which he has belonged for 20 years.

According to Messi's contract, he has the right to leave the club for free in June, at the end of the season, and thus avoid the buyout clause of SEK 7.2 billion.

The bureau fax sent Messi in August, claiming that it is only now that the season is over.

The relationship with President Bartomeu has become increasingly inflamed, and has become so over the past year.

The conflict still does not seem to be resolved.

- I have talked to the president and he always said that I could decide at the end of the season if I wanted to leave or stay.

In the end, he did not keep his word.

- Now I will continue in the club because the president said that the only way to leave is to pay the buyout clause and it is impossible.

If the parties had not agreed, the whole thing could have been decided in court.

- I would never take Barcelona to court because it is the club I love and who has given me everything since I came here.

Been in contact with Manchester City

- I have told the president during the year that I want to leave.

That the time had come to seek new goals.

Sending in the office fax (document) made it public that I wanted to leave.

Lionel Messi has on several occasions been in contact with Manchester City's coach, Pep Guardiola about a transfer.

- It has been a very tough year for me.

It has been very hard at training, matches and in the locker room.

Everything became very difficult and there came a time when I thought about looking for new ambitions.

A few weeks ago, Barcelona lost 8-2 to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter.

- Of course it has been difficult for me.

That (frustration) did not come from the Bayern result.

It comes from lots of things.

-I have always said that I want to finish here and I have always said that I want to stay here.

That I want a winning project and win titles with the club, to make the legend of Barcelona even bigger.