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Barcelona's board debate selling frustrated Messi - sources

Barcelona hope to convince Lionel Messi to stay at the club but some members of the board have told ESPN that they wouldn't be against selling him in the right circumstances.

New coach Ronald Koeman has publicly said he wants to build the team around Messi and sources have also told ESPN that the board's stance is that they want to keep him.

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However, Messi's own doubts about his future have generated an internal debate among the board.