Lionel Messi: Bartomeu reportedly promises to resign for the Argentine to stay- Lionel Messi has been linked with a move away from Barcelona this summer - The club's fans want the Argentina international to remain at Camp Nou - Barcelona president Bartomeu is now willing to resign if Messi should change his decision PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Josep Maria Bartomeu who is the president of Spanish La Liga side Barcelona has reportedly promised to resign from his position if Lionel Messi would stay this summer. Lionel Messi's future at Barcelona has been the talk everywhere following the decision of the Argentine to hand in a transfer request at the Camp Nou. And since the forward made it clear that he wants to leave Barcelona, the club's chiefs have been having series of meeting to calm the situation down. Messi was livid after Barcelona's embarrassing defeat against Bayern Munich in the Champions League which also made the club's fans angry. Read also Jose Mourinho makes stunning statement about Lampard after win against Wolves Barcelona fans then stormed the Nou Camp in protest telling Josep Bartomeu to leave the Nou Camp. Bartomeu is entitled to stay at the club for one more year when the new presidential elections take place at the Camp Nou. But, seemingly with Barcelona's best interests at heart, Bartomeu has reportedly said he will quit if Messi promises to stay according to TV3. Barcelona are adamant the clause has expired and will only let him leave if a club matches his £630million release clause. Earlier, Legit.ng had reported how former world number one tennis player, Andy Murray, wants Lionel Messi to leave Barcelona for ether Hibernian or Arsenal this summer. The six-time Ballon d'Or winner stunned the Catalan giants when he handed them his transfer request via fax earlier this week. He has since then been linked with a number of clubs, but Manchester City look like his next destination owing to his relationship with Pep Guardiola and Sergio Aguero. Read also Kieran Trippier joins Atletico Madrid: everything you need to know about the star Though, Manchester United are also planning to try their luck while Inter Milan and Paris Saint Germain are also inn the race for his services. Murray is a huge fan of Hibernian and Arsenal and that could be traced to his maternal grandfather Roy Erskine who was a professional footballer, as reported by SunSport. I don’t regret leaving Nigeria, a stadium might be named after me in Benin – Omotoyossi | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - Lionel Messi has been linked with a move away from Barcelona this summer - The club's fans want the Argentina international to remain at Camp Nou - Barcelona president Bartomeu is now willing to resign if Messi should change his decision PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng