Lionel Messi contract talks on hold at Barcelona until star sees who club sign to replace Neymar

LIONEL MESSI has thrown his future in doubt by delaying contact talks until he sees who Barcelona sign to replace Neymar.

According to , Messi is among a number of Barca stars who have been left frustrated by the club's transfer dealings.

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And president Josep Maria Bartomeu is said to understand's Messi's position, believing he must prioritise bringing in new recruits ahead of renegotiating with the Argentinian.

However, the Spanish paper go on to say that Messi is not thought to be considering leaving the Nou Camp - contrary to reports elsewhere.

Barca suffered the embarrassment of announcing Messi had signed a new four-year deal before later confirming he had not.

It is suggested that Messi is more likely to sign on in September, when the transfer window has shut and he has returned for Argentina's World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Venezuela.

Despite Messi's willingness to stay, there remains annoyance among Messi's team-mates over Neymar's £198million departure to Paris Saint-Germain.

Barca today announced that they are suing Neymar for a breach of contract.

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The Catalan giants have so far failed to replace the Samba star, with Gerard Deulofeu the only attacking player signed in a deal that netted Everton £10.6m.

Spurs flop Paulinho has come in Guangzhou Evergrande for around £36m, with right-back Nelson Semedo signed from Benfica for £27.5m.

Messi showed his frustrations with an X-rated blast at Sergio Ramos during Real Madrid's Super Cup win over Barca.

An already irritated Messi was left fuming when Real skipper Ramos stopped the Barca star taking a quick free-kick.

Ramos picked the ball up and, with Messi holding his hands out to get it back, looked like he was going to hand it back to him.

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But the Real wind-up merchant Ramos instead threw the ball over his head at the last second and jogged back into position.

Messi shouted: “La concha de tu madre.”

Which, colloquially, translates to: “Your mum’s c***.”

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has failed to rule out for Messi and admitted that his £275m release clause could be triggered.