Barcelona midfielder Arturo Vidal has slammed the club’s hierarchy after he was informed that he was surplus to requirements this summer.

Vidal has been linked with a return to Serie A, with Juventus and Inter Milan mooted as potential destinations for the 33-year-old midfielder.

Meanwhile, talisman Lionel Messi has handed in a transfer request and is looking to leave in what would be a hammer blow to the Catalan giants

“The last three years are not what a team like Barcelona deserves,” Vidal told Daniel Habif’s YouTube channel.

“The best team in the world cannot have 13 professional players. You cannot always win with DNA. Messi is the best in the world, an extraterrestrial, but he needs help so that better results can be achieved.

“I have never understood placing the players with that word [transferable]. It is very ugly. If a player wants to leave or you want to sell him, find him a team but don’t say so. It is to pass it on, and each person needs respect.”