Victor Font has told Manchester City to back down interest in Lionel Messi regardless of their desperate need for the Argentine.

According to the presidential candidate, Messi’s contract renewal will be a key part of his appointment hence the need to emphatically reveal to the Premier League club to forget about acquiring the World Best Player.

Font in an interview published by talkSPORTS addressed that City seeks for the 33-year old to win Europe’s elite title and he has spoken to the Chief Executive of the Premier League club to forget about the Blaugranas captain and adopt new alternatives of making a name in Europe.

“I already told [Ferran] Soriano [chief executive] to forget about Messi, to look for alternatives to win the Champions League.

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“Messi will continue with us and we will win the Champions League.

The co-founder and CEO at Delta Partners earlier made known that Pep Guardiola’s influence can help Messi stay at the Camp Nou, declaring his intentions of bringing the City coach in the La Liga before he signed a new contract last week.

The Daily Mail has reported that City have been drawing up a ten-year plan for signing Messi which would start with a multi-year contract.

He was not involved in the squad to face Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday night in the Champions League, a decision which fuels speculation of his unhappiness in the club. The sic time Balon d’Or winner is free to speak to interested parties from January as he seeks to make a free transfer after the season.