BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - With AC Milan's Kaka pondering a mega-rich move to Manchester City, Lionel Messi said he wouldn't leave Barcelona for any amount of money.
"I'd like to stay here my whole career. I hope I can," the 21-year-old Argentina winger said after Barcelona's 5-0 romp of Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday.
Brazil playmaker Kaka is pondering whether to make a move to City, which has reportedly tabled a record-breaking bid of more than 100 million pounds (110 million; $147 million) for the player and promises to make him the best-paid footballer in the world.
Messi scored the opening goal on Saturday - his 12th of the season in the league - as the Catalan club maintained its 12-point lead and became the first La Liga club to reach 50 points at the halfway point of the season.
"Records are great incentive to keep winning and building up points," Messi said as Barcelona picked up its 16th win from 19 games. "I'm happy because things are working out for us. We have the points to go with the results."