Barcelona sets Messi’s price at €580m

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell, has said that any club that wants to buy Lionel Messi, must be willing to pay up to €580 million, although he added that the Argentine is not for sale.
“All players who want to leave can leave – all but Messi,” he told Sport. “They’d have to give Messi €250m to pay the LFP clause, then they’ll have to pay more than 56 per cent in taxes. This would be about €580m.
“Thiago has gone because he wanted to. He asked in writing to be allowed to leave. We do not want players who do not think of Barca first.”
Rosell also accepted defeat in the club’s attempt to sign Thiago Silva from Paris Saint-Germain and also revealed he has personally written to Manchester United, to warn them off Cesc Fabregas.

Rosell also conceded defeat in the club’s pursuit of Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva and revealed he has personally written to the Manchester United hierarchy to ward them off any further bids for Cesc Fabregas.
“The player we wanted [Thiago Silva] is unattainable and unfeasible, because the other side do not want to sell. It is impossible under these conditions. From here we have to look at other options, to see what we can do,” he added
“He wants to stay and there is no argument from us. I sent a letter to the president of United to say that Cesc was not for sale.”