Lionel Messi 'tells Barcelona he wants to leave immediately' after crisis talks and Barcelona could pick Netherlands manager as next coach

Lionel Messi has reportedly told Barcelona he wants to leave the club immediately in the wake of their Champions League failure.

Messi cut a desolate figure as his side were thrashed 8-2 by Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final on Friday night.

It has led to Messi considering his future - and Esporte Interativo now claim that he wants an immediate exit having grown frustrated at the lack of planning at the club.

He is said to feel 'isolated' after repeated failings in the Champions League and their frustration in La Liga as Real Madrid pipped them to the La Liga title.

The news comes after the Sunday Mirror exclusively revealed that Manchester City are in pole position to land Messi if he leaves the Nou Camp.

Meanwhile, Barcelona manager Quique Setien is to be sacked on Monday and Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman could be the man to replace him, says Guillem Balague.La Liga runners-up Barcelona were humiliated in an 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich as they crashed out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage on Friday.

Setien, 61, was hired as Ernesto Valverde's replacement in January. However, he failed to lead his side to a trophy in 2019-20.

On Sunday night Spanish radio station Cadena COPE said they had spoken to Barcelona President Josep Bartomeu who told them Setien had been sacked. A board meeting is due to take place at 10:00 BST on Monday.

Spanish football expert Balague says former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has "been approached", but ex-Barca player Koeman would be a more popular choice.

The board will meet tomorrow and [Setien] will be sacked, Balague told the BBC 5 Live Euro Leagues podcast.

They have to choose a manager because in two weeks time pre-season starts - and the talk is Koeman could be the man.

He said no to an offer in January, but this is different. I think his health situation may have played a part. Discussions may be taking place, we may hear tomorrow, but he will need to separate from the national side so there is still a wait for that to happen.

He is a name who will, more or less, make everybody happy.