New Delhi: Lionel Messi has repeated his call for Javier Mascherano to join him at Barcelona amid speculation that the Liverpool midfielder could be set to leave Anfield this summer.
The Argentinean forward has voiced his desire for his compatriot to move to the Camp Nou in recent weeks and now he has done so once more by claiming he wants to play in the same team as him.
Barcelona have been linked with a move for Mascherano, but Liverpool are not keen to sell.
"Of course I would like him to join, who would not want to play with great players like Javier. I hope he can come here," Messi told El Mundo Deportivo.
Messi is also aiming high next year as he hopes to help Barca add more trophies to this season's treble haul and then help his country to win the World Cup.
"There are two things I would wish for and the first is that Barcelona can win more trophies and the second is for Argentina to win the World Cup next year," he continued.
"We can dream about another treble, but it will be extremely difficult."
Asked whether he felt €94 million for Cristiano Ronaldo was excessive, Messi was adamant that it was down to the clubs involved.
"If there is a club that sells and a club willing to buy then that is that. I am not going to enter into the rights and wrongs because that is not my place, I just play," he explained.
"It does seem like a big fee, but as I have said it is not really my place."
Whether Real Madrid's big-spending would help them topple Barca was something that Messi was not sure about as he thinks that the Blaugrana already have a team.
"We will see. It seems that Madrid are building a good team, but we already have one and we will see if we can continue," he added.
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