Lionel Messi says he can become a midfielder in the future as he gets older.

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The Barcelona No 10 is playing on the right side of the attack at the moment, but in the years to come he sees a deeper, more central role as a possibility.

He spoke to Squawka and when asked about the chance of moving inside, he said: "It’s possible. A lot of players drop deeper when they move into the later stages of their career, and that’s certainly an option for me, to become an out-and-out midfielder.

"I have played in midfield a lot already, and I cover a lot of ground there. I am happy to play as a forward, as a deep forward, in the middle – I just hope that I can keep going.

"There are many players who have prolonged their careers by playing in a different place, where maybe you don’t rely on being so explosive all the time, on your speed."