The Lionel Messi to Chelsea transfer rumours are doing the rounds this month. Last season it was that the Argentine was heading to Manchester City.

Last season the red tops fed us a load of lies. CSAR can assure you the exact same is happening again this month. Lionel Messi will not be signing for Chelsea in January 2015. And probably never for that matter. Here’s why:

5. Barcelona are not a selling club

Since winning their first UEFA Champions League trophy in the modern era, when have Barcelona sold a player to a ‘bigger club’? When has a club been able to pinch a player from Barcelona?

Never. Thiago Alcântara was moved onto Barcelona because he was not in the first-team plans. Luis Enrique had no plans for Cesc Fàbregas either, selling the player to Chelsea, rather than the Premier League side stealing him from Barcelona or the player demanding a move.

Barcelona don’t sell their players until they’re ready to let them go.

4. Financial Fair Play

Lionel Messi has been linked to Chelsea for around £200 million. Not only is that an incredible gamble for one player who has had a couple of injures in the past two seasons, but it was also obliterate Chelsea’S FFP. Yes, they may just be able to work around to make it happen, perhaps not give him a wage to match what he’s currently on, but it would destroy them from signing any new players in the same year and for the next couple of seasons without raising some cash.

3. Messi is Barcelona through and through

At the age of 11, Lionel Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency whilst growing up in Argentina. His club Newell’s Old Boys, and giants River Plate, who had been interested in the boy’s talent, were both unwilling to pay for his treatment. Barcelona took a gamble on the kid, moving him to Spain and finding his parents jobs nearby (to be allowed to sign the kid). Some 16 years later Lionel Messi is still at the club that were willing to treat his health to give him the opportunity to play football. He’s a club legend, well-paid, winning trophies and living in one of the best cities in the world. Do you think he’s going to take all that for granted to move to a Premier League side? Barcelona is his one love outside of Argentina.

2. Messi has not fallen out with Luis Enrique

Luis Enrique fell victim of his own gamble to learn Messi and Neymar out of the starting lineup in Sunday’s 1-0 defeat at Real Sociedad. All managers make mistakes. This was his. It was blown out of proportion that the superstar had fallen out with the manager. Ever read Zlatan Ibrahimović’s book? Or shall we forget everything we already know about Lionel Messi… in particular the part where he’s a humble person who has always had respect for authority and never questioned his coach at Barcelona. Now we can make up that he’s had a falling out…

1. Why would Barcelona sell in a year they can’t sign a player?

Barcelona aren’t stupid. In fact, their loan deals are about the most clever of any football team. They are currently under a transfer embargo, not allowing them to sign any players until January 2016. They were pretty useful in the summer making an appear against their embargo which allowed the head coach to bring in the players he wanted/need for the forthcoming season and a half. They’re not going to sell their best player without the opportunity to bring in any replacement for another 12 months.