Luis Enrique reiterates wish for Messi to end career at Barcelona

Outgoing Barcelona boss Luis Enrique has
reiterated his desire for Lionel Messi to end his
career at the club.
Messi was the hero in the Clasico on Sunday,
netting a last-gasp winner in a 3-2 triumph that
took Barca ahead of Real Madrid at the top of
LaLiga.
Messi celebrated the goal by taking off his shirt
and holding it aloft, which some interpreted as a
sign he is poised to sign a contract extension with
Barca.
Pressed on that topic in his media conference
ahead of Wednesday's meeting with Osasuna, Luis
Enrique said: "My particular opinion is that I would
like him to end his career at Barca, but that is
something for Leo to decide.
"The person who can best explain the celebration
of the goal in the Clasico is Leo."
This campaign is the last season in which Luis
Enrique will coach Messi, having announced his
intention to leave the club at the end of the term
back in March.
But the 46-year-old is not disappointed he will no
longer work with Messi, instead appreciating the
time he has been able to spend with the player
many regard as the greatest of all time.
He added: "In my farewell I see the positive side,
that is to have been able to train and direct to Leo
Messi, not the one that I will not be able to do it."
Team's celebrations inside the Bernabéu
changing rooms
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2017