Aleix Vidal has vowed to fight for his place in the Barcelona starting line-up despite rumours he could be leaving the Spanish champions in January.
The former Sevilla full-back was handed his first start in this season’s Champions League in Tuesday’s 4-0 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach and confirmed after the match he had ‘no intentions’ of leaving the Bluagrana.
"The club can make whatever decisions they want with me, but I have no intention of leaving," he told TV3.
"It would be foolish to consider leaving the best club in the world. I have a contract here and I think I can succeed here.
"If I value today's performance, it's because I have not been playing for three months. I'm convinced of my performance, although I have to work on the mental side of things.
"I can always improve. It's complicated to never play and then to have a performance like today. In training I will continue to give 200 per cent.
"I understand that it is a sporting issue, not a personal one, with the coach, so I will try to wait for more opportunities and will continue to work hard."
Next up for Luis Enrique’s side is a La Liga clash at basement club Osasuna on Saturday, with Vidal hoping to maintain his place in the side.
