One of the foremost authorities in Spanish football says Lionel Messi could leave Barcelona next summer. Here's why he's wrong

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• Lionel Messi could leave FC Barcelona next summer.
• That is the suggestion of one of the foremost authorities on the Catalan club, Graham Hunter.
• In ESPN, Hunter said there are multiple reasons the Argentine maestro should, and could, leave the Camp Nou in June.
• This includes his desire to win trophies, the lack of quality at the club, and the presence of a release clause in his contract.
• Here's why this report is wrong, and why Messi will remain with Barcelona. 
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Lionel Messi should leave FC Barcelona next summer, one of the foremost authorities on the Catalan club has suggested.

Graham Hunter, who wrote the book "Barca: The Making of The Greatest Team in the World", recently said in ESPN that there are a number of reasons the Argentine maestro should, and could, leave the Camp Nou at the end of the season.

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