13 January,2017 09:34 AM IST | | AFP
Striker Luis Suarez has hit back at comments by the Barcelona's CEO that the Catalan giants won't go crazy when negotiating a new contract for five-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi
Barcelon''s Lionel Messi (right) celebrates his goal with teammate Neymar against Athletic Bilbao during the Copa del Rey encounter on Wednesday. Barca won 4-3 on aggregate. Pic/AFP
Barcelona: Striker Luis Suarez has hit back at comments by the Barcelona's CEO that the Catalan giants won't "go crazy" when negotiating a new contract for five-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi.
Luis Suarez
Barca CEO Oscar Grau said on Wednesday that a new deal for Messi, who only has 18 months left on his current deal, was being negotiated with "common sense and discretion". "With Messi what you have to do is give him a new contract, not have common sense," said Suarez after netting his 100th Barca goal as they progressed to the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey with a 3-1 (4-3 on aggregate) win over Athletic Bilbao.
"I don't know what the CEO said, but tell me one game in which Leo Messi hasn't been decisive," said Barca coach Luis Enrique.
"I don't know about numbers, I know about football. We all want to enjoy watching Messi here for many more years, nothing else matters for me."
