Mourinho expects Messi can stay in Barcelona for life

Haters can say whatever they want, Madridistas can hate on him all they wish for, but Leo Messi's greatness is something that reminds people why football is this beautiful. Even some of his former rivals bow before him, he had some really intense rivalries with Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho, and yet he still agrees that Messi is one of the best things that happened to the sport. The recent rumors of Leo possibly leaving the club, have triggered opinions from all over, even from Jose Mourinho who can't imagine Barcelona without Lionel. 

Mou told the press that: "It is the same story with Messi every season. The papers always claim he is leaving. Honestly, I hope he never leaves because he belongs to Barcelona and Barcelona belong to him. The natural thing and beautiful thing would be for him to stay and finish his career at Barcelona. I think he will be staying at Barcelona, but that is just a personal opinion. For Man United, I am absolutely sure he won't come."

Mourinho also talked about his long-term plan for Manchester United: "Let's go step by step. I am in the beginning of my contract and also in the beginning of the process. If you ask me if I want to stay longer than three years? Then I say yes I would love it, but also I have to earn and deserve that. If the club feels I deserve to stay then I will be very, very proud. The job is as difficult as I was expecting, when I said I wanted to win the Premier League this year, I said it was risky. I still can't believe how we didn't win our last three home games because we played so well, yet we didn't win."

He continued: "I think by playing well the future can be bright. The team is happy with the way they're playing, they are happy with my direction. With our style of play we are keeping people believing that the good results will come. The best manager in Premier League history needed a few years to build a successful period, if the best needed time then others do too."

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