Martin Braithwaite has refuted claims he has already asked for the Barcelona No 10 shirt worn by Lionel Messi.
Messi has informed Barca of his desire to leave Camp Nou, with Manchester City widely linked with a stunning move for the Catalan club’s greatest ever player.
A report in Spain claimed Braithwaite had brought up the prospect of taking on the iconic jersey in negotiations with the Blaugrana, but the Denmark international insisted he made no such demand and called the mere suggestion “so disrespectful”.
“What do people think themselves? Of course I did not go to the club and ask for Messi’s number,” he told Danish newspaper BT . “It would be so disrespectful. I really feel that the people who come up with these kinds of stories lack respect for a lot of people.
