 He told Barcelona teammates Luis Enrique and Pep Guardiola he was not leaving and they conveyed the message to the Barcelona squad.On 9 July, "Sport" ran an interview in which he said, "I want to send a message of calm to Barcelona's fans, for whom I always have and always will feel great affection.I want to assure them that Luís Figo will, with absolute certainty, be at the Camp Nou on the 24th to start the new season... I’ve not signed a pre-contract with a presidential candidate at Real Madrid.