Reports in Spain suggest that La Liga’s all-time record goalscorer, 27, is unhappy under coach Luis Enrique.
But Bartomeu said: “Messi has a contract until 2018, he is happy with the club and wants to win more titles.
“There is nothing to panic about in that regard. Messi is the central figure. The team is built around him.”
He added on Twitter: “The whole footballing world knows that Barca don’t want to sell Messi. For me he is the best player in the world.”
Messi started on the bench as Barcelona lost to Real Sociedad at the weekend.
The defeat meant they remained second in the La Liga table, a point behind fierce rivals Real Madrid.
In November, Enrique insisted Messi was “delighted” to be at Barca after reports linked the Argentine with a move away from the Nou Camp.
Talk of a transfer has resurfaced in recent days, with rumours Messi could be interested in a move to English Premier League side Chelsea.
Catalan radio has claimed that the London club has contacted Messi’s father and agent Jorge.
But Bartomeu told a news conference: “These news stories are created to try to damage FC Barcelona. They are written with the intention of creating conflicts where conflict does not exist.
But Bartomeu said: “Messi has a contract until 2018, he is happy with the club and wants to win more titles.
“There is nothing to panic about in that regard. Messi is the central figure. The team is built around him.”
He added on Twitter: “The whole footballing world knows that Barca don’t want to sell Messi. For me he is the best player in the world.”
Messi started on the bench as Barcelona lost to Real Sociedad at the weekend.
The defeat meant they remained second in the La Liga table, a point behind fierce rivals Real Madrid.
In November, Enrique insisted Messi was “delighted” to be at Barca after reports linked the Argentine with a move away from the Nou Camp.
Talk of a transfer has resurfaced in recent days, with rumours Messi could be interested in a move to English Premier League side Chelsea.
Catalan radio has claimed that the London club has contacted Messi’s father and agent Jorge.
But Bartomeu told a news conference: “These news stories are created to try to damage FC Barcelona. They are written with the intention of creating conflicts where conflict does not exist.
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