Those who prefer to beat the very best want Messi to remain: Ramos
The row between Barcelona and Lionel Messi has captured the world's attention, with even their bitterest rivals commenting on the problem.
Legitimate Madrid captain Sergio Ramos reported that he wanted to see Lionel Messi stay at the Nou Camp -- only if as a result of the joy he gets from defeating him -- but Toni Kroos said that he would be happy to start to see the Argentine leave because it would produce his team's job easier.
"It generally does not concern all of us. He has attained the respect to choose his own near future. I have no idea if he is carrying it out in the best way. For Spanish football, for Barca and for all those of us who prefer to beat the ideal… we wish him to remain," Ramos said. "Leo would make La Liga and his team better, he produces Clasicos considerably more beautiful because you want to win while becoming the very best and he is normally among the finest on the planet."
After expressing the news headlines "surprised him" in a podcast with his brother, Kroos added: "Messi is among the finest ever. If a new player of his caliber stops participating in for your biggest rival, it is clear we'd not regret it an excessive amount of."
When asked about Messi's future, Kroos said: "[I don't have] any type of inside details. [But] I believe it will most likely come to be Pep [Guardiola] and [Manchester] City."
What the midfielder could ascertain is that Messi wouldn't normally be moving to the Santiago Bernabeu.
"I don't believe he can do this. To say this in Spanish: for you need to have guts."
