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On Sunday (12/27) the interview with Lionel Messi was broadcast on Jordi Evole for “La Sexta” that everyone has been waiting for for a long time, wanting to know the future of football in Argentina. The Barcelona superstar, however, left it all open, saying he has yet to decide what he wants to do in the summer.
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He has not made his final decision and will wait for the season to end, to get as many titles as he can with Barcelona and then make his decision. However, he left open the possibility of playing in America, while referring both to the death of Diego Maradona, his relationship with Bartomeu, and countless other issues in the 80 minutes he spoke.
Read the main parts of the interview:
“When I was little I remember balls or shoes as soccer gifts. I also remember a ball that was very expensive and was the official La Liga. My parents always did everything possible to celebrate Christmas well. Good with me.”
And when asked if he admires other athletes, he said:
“When he turned professional, I put aside the fan I had inside. Now the passion is my children, whom I have to chase everywhere. As for athletes, I admire many. Rafa Nadal, Federer, Lebron … In “In all sports there are athletes who do their job very well. Cristiano also in football “.
When asked how he feels about Barcelona:
“I feel everything for this shirt. Barça is my life. I have been here since I was 13 years old, I lived more in Barcelona than in Argentina and my club gave everything even as a person. I have a love story for what” I have lived here since I came here. My children were born here too. “
Because of what happened in the summer:
“Today I’m fine. It is true that I had bad moments because of what happened in the summer and before, because of how the season ended. Then came the burofax … But now I’m fine and wanting to fight for everything in front of us. “I’m excited even though the club is going through difficult times. The club is in a bad, very bad situation, it will be difficult to get back to where we were.”
Why had he reacted like this then:
“I always do what comes out of my heart, at that moment, in everyday life. I can’t think what everyone thinks because it would go crazy. Many people speak without knowing it. Today they can tell any lie and people believe it. This is not I can control it. ”
When asked if he cried:
“I have not cried on sports issues, although I suffered a lot, but on other issues I have cried, but I’m not going to go into details.”
For your transfer to Barcelona:
“My arrival was a difficult moment, because I was 13 years old and I was leaving everything behind. I was coming to a place where no one knew me. When we were alone, my father asked me what to do, if we would continue to pursue “My dream or we will return to the previous life. It was clear that I wanted to stay, but in the first months I suffered a lot, because I could not play because of a problem with my cards.”
And continued: “Everything that I experienced marked me and helped me grow as a human being. At first I was shy, locked in a shell. I was just thinking about achieving my dream.”
For the problems of the world:
“Sometimes people think we live in a bubble, but we know all the problems in the world. It is true that I feel privileged, but sometimes I would like to be more anonymous and not have 300 eyes (ss only?) To look at me. I will always be grateful for the love that everyone gives me. Is incredible. “
For the death of Maradona:
“I was at home when I learned of his death. My father sent me a message. I turned on the TV and couldn’t believe it, no one could. We knew he was in trouble, but no one expected this to happen. Everything that happened to him was normal“was the comment of the Barcelona leader who added:”The T-shirt that I took off for my dedication to Diego was given to me by the people of Newell. I was sure I would score“.
To return to the stadiums due to coronavirus:
“They told us to go back to the stadiums and I think that did good for the people who were in quarantine, so they could spend some time with football. Playing in an empty stadium is miserable. That brings more balance.” The same as going to a crowded ‘Camp Nou’ and the team leaves and there is no one “.
And continued:
“What matters is that you play and cover television contracts, sponsorships … They seek economic interest more than sport itself. But we like to play and train and we do that. I don’t know whether they use us or not, but we like what we do. ”
For the defeats he has suffered and how he reacts:
“I am very resilient and when I go out I regret it. I don’t like to lose. And the 8-2 win over Bayern was a difficult moment because of how we lost. We were coming off a very difficult season and we could have lost, but not how we did. I’m not playing to be the best in the world, or what they will say. I play to win and give the best to my team, the best in each game ”.
And continued: “I should have gone to the psychologist. I should have taken this step, even Antonella (ss his wife) tells me, but I don’t. I know I need it for what I do, but I’m very serene.”
For Giuseppe Maria Bartomeu and the bureau that he sent this summer:
“I would send back to burofaz. I had told the president so many times in the last few months and he said no, I did it to show that I really wanted to leave. Bartomeu made fun of me in many things, which I don’t want to say. many years.
I will always be grateful to the club. I won everything the club gave me and I deserved it for what I did. Then came the moment when I thought I had come full circle, that I deserved a change, that I needed to get out of everything. I knew it would be a transitional season, with young players, but I wanted to continue fighting for other titles, for the Champions League, for the League. Then it all happened, with the president starting to filter things to introduce me as the bad guy, but that’s how I felt.
It was a very difficult decision, because I wanted to leave the club of my life. My family didn’t want me to leave either, my children told me not to leave, but I felt that at that moment.
Bartomeu deceived me in many things. I had made the decision before Suarez left. Many things were collected. “If I went to trial, my lawyers told me I was right, but I didn’t want to leave Barcelona like that.”
For your future:
“I have nothing clear until the end of the season, I will wait for the season to end, otherwise I would stay with what I tell you now. The important thing is to think about the team and try to win titles. “I’ve always been excited to enjoy the experience of living in the United States, of living this championship, this life, but I don’t know if it will happen.”
For the Tax Office and the financial problems you had:
“I don’t know if they are investigating me or not. I had a problem with the Tax Agency in which the lawyers advised me and it was finally solved. All this happened and I don’t complain, because I think it was excessive, but I complain about the treatment that I received, mainly from “It is part of the Madrid press, although in Barcelona there were many who attacked me and this treatment hurt me”.
By Guardiola:
“With Guardiola we talk about how things are going, but not about whether we will be together again. For me he is the best. I was impressed by how he prepared the matches, he told me that he had to attack to win them. He had the” “It’s a shame” to have a bit of Guardiola and Luis Enrique later. I thought I knew everything with Pep, but Luis Enrique taught me even more. ”
And continued: “They said that I was training my friends from the Argentine National Team. This is something that bothers me. People believe everything that is in the newspapers or on television. He believes that I put players and coaches and there is nothing further from the truth.
For the declaration of the incumbent President Carles Tuskets that he would sell it:
“He didn’t have to say that, especially as interim president. He needed to have one more opinion about what was coming and not what was happening.”
For presidential candidates:
“I prefer not to present myself to any candidate, because imagine what they will say. Only those who commit to do good things to put the club where it deserves, no matter how great it is. I haven’t talked to anyone. I’m not lying to you. “Now we have to hold elections and see what happens.”
For Neymar’s attack on how his teammates will play:
“You have to ask Neymar what he said we would play together. We have a WhatsApp group with him and Luis Suárez. The last message I exchanged with Neymar was about the Champions League draw. “I didn’t want to face him now.”
On his relationship with Griezmann:
“My relationship with Griezmann is good. I never did what was written, I did not want to transfer it. There is no problem with him, sometimes we even drink together.”
For the Barça people who want to stay:
“I know there are a lot of people at Barça who still love me, but I will do everything possible for the club and for myself. Also, I want to live in Barcelona and be at the club in some way when I retire.
I don’t know if I will go or not, I would like if I left to do it in the best way always speaking hypothetically, I would like to go back to the city one day and work as a team. Barcelona is much bigger than any player, even me. “I hope the president comes to help us win big titles.”
On whether he could become a coach or something else:
“I don’t see myself as a coach, maybe a technical director to bring in the players I want or think the team needs. We’ll see.”
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