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Andres Iniesta: 'Barcelona cannot live without Lionel Messi'

Iniesta: 'Barca cannot live without Messi'
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Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta is desperate for teammate Lionel Messi to join him in signing a new long-term deal at Camp Nou.

Andres Iniesta has urged Barcelona chiefs to get a new deal over the line for star forward Lionel Messi as the club "cannot live without him".

The Argentina international has yet to officially commit to the Catalan giants beyond the end of the season, when his current contract is due to expire.

Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu has stressed on numerous occasions that it is just a matter of time before an announcement is made, but Iniesta - who himself put pen to paper on Friday afternoon - wants the speculation to end for good.

"In Leo's situation I think that dialogue is something that is not lacking," he told reporters. "The club wants Leo to be here, he wants to be here. I hope that his story [at Barca] never ends.

"He is unique, we can't live without him and I think the club thinks the same way. It's just a question of time, but I hope he renews as soon as possible."

Iniesta had previously cast doubt over his Barcelona future prior to agreeing a "lifetime" contract.

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Andres Iniesta of Barcelona and Spain happily poses for photographs at the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala 2015 at the Kongresshaus on January 11, 2016
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