The club said “economic and structural obstacles” has prevented it from going ahead to resign Messi.
The just-expired Messi’s deal with Barcelona was the most expensive sporting deal for any player on the planet.
PSG, Arsenal and Real Madrid have all shown interest in Sterling while Chelsea, Real Madrid and Arsenal have also been reported to be interested in Riyad Mahrez.
“We had fights, a few sad times, but overall the evolution has been very positive.”
Messi has scored 467 goals in La Liga, the most by any player and also the most goals ever scored by a player for Barcelona.
Tonight’s loss however handed Thomas Tuchel his first loss in competition as Chelsea manager.
The 1996 Ballon D’or winner compared Haaland to Ousman Dembele, saying Dembele was not a “finished product” before leaving Dortmund.
Pochettino would be required to steer the serial Ligue 1 winners to Champions League glory.
Football authorities have been running campaigns to stamp out racism in football.
The forward had arrived in Brazil with a leg injury.
