Barcelona star Lionel Messi has been approached three times by fierce rivals Real Madrid for a possible transfer, reports have said.
Messi has been in Barcelona since he was 13 after the club agreed to fund treatment for a growth hormone deficiency he was diagnosed as a child.
According to Spanish radio station Cadane Cope, Madrid first approached Messi in the summer of 2011 following fears that Cristiano Ronaldo might leave to Manchester City.