Barcelona Forward Lionel Messi raised eyebrows when he said in passing on Monday that he did not know where he would be next year.
The 27-year-old is reportedly believed to be unhappy at the Camp Nou, after manager Luis Enrique left him out of the squad, and substituted on a few occasions.
Asked during a press conference ahead of the Ballon D'Or Player of the Year ceremony if he wanted to finish his career at Barcelona or at Argentina's Newell's Old Boys, Messi expressed uncertainty over his destination next year.
"I'm not sure what's going to happen, whether I'd go to Newell's," he said. "I don't know where I'll be next year although I've always said I want to end my career at Barcelona but...nobody knows what the future holds."
However, the Argentine captain has denied asking for coach Luis Enrique to be replaced or that he is seeking an exit from his boyhood club.
"I haven't asked for anything to stay here because I have never wanted to go anywhere else," Messi told Barca's TV channel after Sunday's 3-1 La Liga win over champions Atletico Madrid.