Lionel Messi furious after details of meeting with Ronald Koeman leak

If there was one thing Barcelona couldn't afford, it is Lionel Messi growing even more unhappy, yet that is exactly what has happened with the Argentine international having been left livid after details of his private meeting with Ronald Koeman leaked out on Friday.

Koeman met Messi as you would expect any new coach to do with his captain, however given the sensitive nature of the captain's future at the Camp Nou, it was far from a routine exchanging of pleasantries.

According to Clarin, Messi has been left furious that everything discussed in the meeting has made its way to the public domain.

In the meeting, it is understood that Messi told Koeman he saw himself 'more outside the club than inside' with regards to his future.

Now as detailed in Clarin's own report, the player isn't angry because this is a misrepresentation of what he said, but rather at the fact RAC1, who published the story, is the station that plays openly in favour of the Josep Maria Bartomeu administration in Barcelona.

Reading between the lines, Messi is said to believe that this act from Barcelona's board is to try and force him out of the club by painting him as the bad guy who is looking to jump off a sinking ship without staying to fight and help, furthermore the fact he has kept silent after the 8-2 hasn't been respected.