Lionel Messi has reiterated his desire to stay at Barcelona for the remainder of his career and says even a big-money move to ambitious Paris Saint-Germain holds no temptation.
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When asked if he would consider a new challenge, such as one in the French capital, the Argentina international told France Football: "Paris Saint-Germain's project tempting? No, no! I have the best team-mates in the world at Barcelona. We fight for trophies every season."
Players such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Gregory van der Wiel have joined the French revolution, but Messi has revealed that it holds no attraction for him - neither the club nor the city.
But Messi, who was on Monday nominated for the Ballon d'Or award for a fourth consecutive year, does not believe Les Parisiens are going to conquer Europe either.
"Barcelona is a beautiful city and Barca are the club where I was raised. I can honestly not even imagine leaving Barcelona," he said.
"I don't know whether PSG already have the means to challenge the big teams in the Champions League this season.
"I think that they can win the Ligue 1 title with all the players who can be decisive. But it takes time to build a team.
"Their situation reminds me a bit of Manchester City. It's not easy to build a team when you have players coming from all corners of the world."
Paris Saint-Germain currently sit top of the Ligue 1 table and second in their Champions League group.
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