Rio Ferdinand believes Lionel Messi could quit Barcelona after their Champions League humiliation by Bayern Munich.
Despite his best efforts, the Ballon d'Or winner was powerless to stop a relentless German side as the Catalans crashed out of the quarter-finals in Lisbon.
Speaking on BT Sport after the game, Ferdinand questioned whether the Argentine will be tempted to leave the Nou Camp with the club in disarray and without a major trophy.
'What is Messi thinking going home tonight?' the pundit asked.
'Does he want to spend his time left in that shirt given the performances and the way the squad is looking at the moment in comparison to other teams around Europe.
Has he got the time to sit there and wait?
'Football is a game that comes and goes very quickly in your life so these next 2 years where he's still going to have the power to influence games the way he does, is he going to want to be doing that but not competing for the big titles?'