The technician of the Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, has dispelled at one stroke all the rumours that planted during the last days to Leo Messi in the group "citizen" in a future no too far, purportedly when it finish agreement with the Barça in 2018, to the have not closed the renewal still with the club chaired by Josep Maria Bartomeu.

The one of Santpedor has been clear in this regard, insisting in that his will is that Messi finish his career in the FC Barcelona, marvelling as it is doing it from does more than a decade. "Already I have said it more times. Leo Messi goes to remain in the Barcelona and will finish his career there, that is what I wish deeply. I want that it was there from the beginning to the end", it has signalled Pep.

"Messi goes to remain in the Barcelona and will finish his career there"

On the candidature to win this season the Premier League, is conscious that it will not be easy: "there are more teams that can win the title but this already knew it before arriving here. The Premier League goes to decide in the last 8-10 days, from here already will see. There are a lot of candidates. The important is to arrive with them to the end", has manifested the technician.

The Manchester City still has to improve, but Guardiola is optimistic. "We are where want to be. Classified in the Champions League with a party of margin, by what are very happy. No all the teams in Europe can do it and we have achieved it four times followed. But we have to improve", it says the trainer.

Also it has wanted to sack of Steven Gerrard, the one who has announced his withdrawal of the professional football. "It is one of the biggest English and Europeans. I want to congratulate it by his career. It was a luxury see it play. Carrick, Scholes, Lampard, Ferdinand... An only generation to do something in the international football", has concluded Guardiola in press conference.