Zinedine Zidane wants Lionel Messi to remain in La Liga - despite what he brings to Real Madrid's bitter rivals Barcelona.
Messi is reportedly considering leaving the Catalan giants when his contract expires in 2021 after growing frustrated at the club.
The six-time Ballon d'Or winner is allegedly unhappy with the atmosphere at Barcelona, and the fact he gets blamed whenever things go wrong.
But surprisingly Real Madrid manager doesn't want Messi to leave, despite him being a real threat to the success of his own team, because the Frenchman wants La Liga to retain the world's best players.
"I don't know what will happen but we hope not because he is in this league and we want the best in this league," said Zidane, following Real Madrid's 1-0 win over Getafe on Thursday.
Sergio Ramos scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot. The win sees Real Madrid extend their advantage over Barcelona at the top of the table.
Zidane said of Ramos: "Our captain is our leader on the field, but also outside.
"He is an unrepeatable player. He is unique and we know what he transmits to everyone else. I'm happy for him for his goal because when it comes to shooting a penalty, he has a lot of confidence.
"It's almost in the 80th minute and Dani Carvajal's effort in goal is from the whole team. We know that with patience and tranquility we can score goals. This is what happened.
"The last 20 minutes with freshness we claimed a very important result. We have to congratulate all the players because what we are doing is not easy."
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