An emotional Lionel Messi bid farewell to Barcelona after 21 years with the club in his final press conference on Sunday afternoon.

It was announced on Thursday the six-time Ballon d’Or winner would not sign a new contract with his boyhood club, according to reports.

However, Barca president Joan Laporta saying a day later that the former regime at Barca in addition to LaLiga spending rules had thwarted any hopes of the Argentinian staying in Catalonia.

The 34-year-old, who has been heavily linked with a move to Paris St Germain, had been set to remain at the Nou Camp but is now a free agent and it appears that PSG are the most likely next destination for Messi.

WATCH: Lionel Messi’s final Barcelona press conference