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During last August, Leo Messi it became the great concern of Barcelona. On the 25th of that month, the Argentine star sent a burofax to FC Barcelona asking for the termination of his contract through the escape clause that was activated at the end of the season. A request that was not answered by the club, which considered that said clause had already expired on June 10.
Leo Messi resigned himself to staying at FC Barcelona, although later he attacked Josep Maria Bartomeu and its board of directors both through a controversial interview with ‘Goal’ and in his farewell message to Luis Suarez, in which he took the opportunity to re-stoke the club. The Barça president decided to break the silence about it in his appearance on Monday.
Josep Maria Bartomeu assured that at that moment he decided not to confront Leo Messi dialectically and that he will continue to do so, but argued his decisions. “The priority was that Messi was in the new project and I decided not to face a dialectical discussion. He accused me of forcing his goodbye to save the accounts. Well no, we put the interests of the club ahead and we didn’t want to reinforce a direct rival. We made a decision accepting the wear ”, he commented.
“Messi? We put the interests of the club ahead “
The president of FC Barcelona never thought of resigning due to the scandal with the Barcelona captain, whom he considers essential for the sports project. “Due to the Messi case it never occurred to me to resign. For FC Barcelona, for the club, the team, having Messi and having him retire here is the best option for everyone. The project is very interesting with young people and veterans, like Messi. And I think that with him we are going to win a title this season, “he said.
In this sense, Josep Maria Bartomeu made it clear that he understood Leo Messi’s anger after the win against Bayern Munich. “I understand the positions of everyone, empathy is important. In the case of Leo, it is good to get angry because it is not good to accept defeat and we have all gotten angry. But there was a deadline for him to announce whether or not he was going unilaterally. He didn’t and here it is. We all want him to retire at Barça ”, he said.
Thanks to Ronald Koeman
Josep Maria Bartomeu also had words for Ronald Koeman, who had to manage both the Leo Messi case like that of several major players who left. “We decided to bet on Ronald Koeman, the ideal coach to face a restructuring of the squad. Today I want to thank him for accepting the position, he faces unpopular measures and courageous decisions that are already bearing fruit”
