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One of the best footballers in the world finished on Friday Lionelio messi and the Club Barcelona drama.
After spending his time in Barcelona, Messi seriously considered leaving the Catalan team, but this was prevented by the club’s president, Jorge Bartomeu.
10 days have passed since information was released in the media about Messi’s desire to leave the team, and on Friday Messi herself announced exclusively the goal of remaining in the Barça team.
The 33-year-old footballer, who spent 20 years at the Catalan club, decided to stay with the team one more season to avoid a match with his beloved club.
“When I announced my wish to leave my wife and children, it was a great drama,” Messi said. “The whole family began to cry, my children did not want to leave Barcelona, nor did they want to change schools. But I looked further and I want to compete at the highest level, win titles, compete in the Champions League. You can win or lose because it is a challenge there, but you have to be competitive. We have to compete for this, not collapse, as we did before Rome, Liverpool or Lisbon. All of this made me think about the decision I wanted to make. “
Messi accused the president of Barcelona, Bartomeu, of breaking his promise.
“I thought and was sure that I could go freely, because the president always said that at the end of the season I could decide whether to stay or not. Now they say I didn’t say that until June 10. When that day came, we competed in the La Liga championship as the coronavirus pandemic hit the entire season. That’s why I’m still going to play in Barcelona. I will continue with this now because the president told me that the only way out was to pay 700 million. the redemption of the euro, which is impossible ”.
Messi could only leave one way: to sue Barcelona. However, the six-time Ballon d’Or winner refuses to do so and will remain with the team for another 10 months.
“There was another way: to go to the court,” Messi said. But I will never go to the pitch against Barça because it is the club that I love and who gave me everything. This is my life team, I created my life here. Barça for me, and I gave him everything. I never had the idea to sue Barcelona. “
Messi also revealed the details of the conversation with his son Thiago. He thanked his wife Antonella, who supported him for wanting to leave the Barça team.
“Mateo is small and still doesn’t understand what it means to live elsewhere for several years,” Messi said. “Thiago is older. He heard something on television and asked me. He didn’t want her to know anything about wanting to leave, live in a new school, or make new friends. He cried and said: “Let’s not go. I repeated that it was very difficult. That was understandable. That has happened to me. It is very difficult to make a decision. I love Barcelona and could not find a better place, but I have to make up my mind. I need a new challenge and I’ll be back tomorrow because I have everything here in Barcelona. My son and my family grew up here. There is nothing wrong with wanting to leave. I needed him, the club needed him and it was a good decision for everyone. My wife, with him aching heart, supported me and was with me ”.
Messi said that his commitment to Barcelona would be no different.
“I will continue with my career at Barça and my attitude will not change. I will do everything I can to win. I always want to win, I am competitive and I don’t like to lose. I always want the best for the team, the wardrobe and myself.”
In the Champions League, Barcelona have not won anything for five seasons, but now they have a new coach, Ronald Koeman, with whom they will try to change that.
“I have already said that they do not support us to win the Champions League,” Messi said. “It just came to our notice then. There is a new coach and new ideas. That’s fine, but we still have to see how the team will react and if it will allow us to compete at the highest level. I can say that I will do my best.”
Messi admitted that he was hurt by those who questioned his commitment to the Barça team.
“I didn’t feel alone,” Messi said. “There are people who are always close. That is enough for me and it gives me strength. But I was hurt by the things I heard from people, journalists. They questioned my devotion to Barcelona and said what I didn’t deserve. It also helped me see the truth. This world of football is very complex, there are many false people in it. This event helped me to recognize many suitors. It hurt me that they questioned my love for this club. It doesn’t matter if I go or stay, my love for Barça will never change. “
Messi repeatedly stressed that he did not want to end this dispute in court and that the fact that it was being discussed hurt him.
“It was very painful for me that all these false things were published before me. I would never go to court against Barcelona in search of a benefit for myself. I repeat, I wanted to leave and it was my right because it was written that way in the contract. I wanted to leave because I wanted to live happily in my last year as a footballer. Lately I have not found happiness at the club, “said L. Messi.
The footballer admitted that he had had the opportunity to leave Barcelona in the past, but did not take it and turned down many lucrative offers.
“I always put the club above everything. I had many opportunities to leave Barcelona. I was able to go out every year and earn a lot more money. But like I said, this is my home. It was hard to decide that somewhere could be better. I felt like I needed changes and new challenges, “Messi said.
The Argentine also emphasized that during a coronavirus pandemic, people in the world are much worse off than him.
“As usual, I will do my best and hope that I can give myself to people who have been sick. It was bad for me this year, but it would be hypocritical to say that it can be compared to people who were really bad with the coronavirus. With people who have lost relatives and many other things. I hope to be able to show the best game, win all those who accompany us, who have a hard time, ”said Messi.
Now Messi will join the Barcelona line-up and start preparing for the new season, with R. Koeman. After the heavy 2019/20 m. season, when they failed to win the League, the Champions League or the King’s Cup, Messi and Barcelona will seek to end the starvation of titles.
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