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Interviewed per page objectiveLionel Messi justified, this Friday, the decision to remain at Barcelona, guaranteeing that the decision had been made a long time ago and only that it was not until the end due to the reluctance of Josep Maria Bartomeu, president of the Catalans.
«The defeat in Lisbon was very hard, but throughout the season I told the president and the people of the club that I wanted to leave. I thought it was time to go out and leave, I think the club needed more young people and I thought my cycle was over. It hurt a lot because I always said I wanted to end here. It was a difficult year … The moment arrived when I began to look for other airs and new goals. It wasn’t just the loss to Bayern, I had the decision in mind a long time ago. I wanted to compete at the highest level, win titles, fight for the Champions League. You can win or lose, it is a very difficult competition, but you have to compete, at least. What happened in Rome, Liverpool and Lisbon cannot happen. All of this led me to make that decision.
– I transmitted my will to the president and he always said that he could leave if he wanted. But he did not keep his word. The burofax was just a way to make my decision official because I did not want, in any way, to wage war on the club. I will continue because the President said that the only way out would be for someone to pay the 700 million euros of the clause and that is impossible. Never in my life would I go to the pitch against Barcelona, it is the club that I love, which has given me everything since I arrived. Here I have my life ”, justified the Argentine, who assures that this decision will not affect in any way the commitment in the field.
“My attitude is not going to change because of that, I will continue to do my best. I hate to lose. There is a new coach, new ideas … That’s good, “he concluded.
