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Messi tells Goal’s all-inclusive story, from the reason he wanted to leave. Until the reason you decided to stay here in the first place
Lionel Messi made headlines last week. Then he sent a letter to terminate the contract with Barcelona. The club he played for over 20 years since he was a youth.
The world’s number one footballer shared the reason he wanted to leave. Until his last decision to stay at Camp Nou. How is the whole story? We have an exclusive interview with Goal here first.
Why did it take you time to go out and talk about it?
First of all, after the defeat in Lisbon It’s very difficult. We know that Bayern Munich are very tough opponents. But it’s not that we lose like this. It damaged the image of the city and the Barça club.
We made the image so bad that it was wrong, I didn’t want to do anything. I want time to pass. Before I go out to take care of everything
Why did you tell Barça that you wanted to go?
I told the club and the president that I want to move the team. I have been telling him this all year. I think it’s time to give way to the others.
I think the club needs younger players. I need new players And I think my time with Barcelona is over. I feel very sad. Because I always say that I want to end my football life here.
It was a very difficult year. I put in a lot of effort during the games and in the dressing room. Everything became very difficult for me. It is time for you to look for a new challenge.
It’s not because of the results against Bayern in the Champions League, not at all, I’ve been thinking about it for a long time.
I told the president And the president always said that at the end of the season Then I can decide if I want to leave or stay. And in the end He did not keep his word.
You feel lonely?
No, I did not feel alone, I did not feel alone at all, there were always many people by my side. It’s enough for me It makes me stronger
But what I heard from people, from journalists, from people who questioned my dedication to Barcelona hurt me. And say that I am not worthy of that It also helps me to see the true minds of people.
In the world of football it is very difficult. And there are a lot of fake people. This happened and it helped me see a lot of fake people. It hurts me that my love for this club is questioned.
Either I stay or I go. My love for Barça will never change.
People talk a lot about your money or your friends. What hurts you the most? After fighting for 20 years with the Barça team?
It’s about my friends, about money, about many things to say, it hurts me, I always put the club ahead of other things, I have many possibilities of leaving Barça.
Is it money? I will move the team and earn more money than Barcelona every year. I always say that this is my home. This is how I feel and I still feel that way.
Deciding if there would be a better one here is difficult. I felt like I needed a change. I need a new goal You want something new
In the end it is difficult to leave the whole life for 20 years. Family based in Barcelona The whole city And that is a very serious matter when making decisions. Because I understand that in the end you are still in Barcelona …
Of course, it was difficult for me to make a decision. It was not the result of the game against Bayern. It comes from so many things
I always say that I want to end here. And I always say that I want to be here. I want a project to win the championship. I want to win a championship with the club. To further extend Barcelona’s legacy of success
But the truth is that it hasn’t been a project or anything for a long time. They keep juggling and filling holes there and here all this time. As I said before I am always thinking about the benefits of my family and the club.
What happened when you told your family that you wanted to leave Barcelona?
When I told my wife and children that I want to move the team, it turned out to be a great drama.
The whole family cried a lot and my children did not want to leave Barcelona. They don’t want to change schools.
I have to look forward I want to play at a high level, I want to win a championship, I want to win the Champions League. You can lose or win. Because it is a very difficult competition But you have to fight first
At least you have to fight. Not that we crash like Rome, Liverpool or Lisbon, it made me think about the decision I wanted to make.
As I said I thought and sure I was free to move. The president always said that at the end of the season I can decide whether to stay or go.
Now they have returned to keep the promise that I will not say that I will move before June 10, but on June 10 we continue to compete in La Liga. In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak that has altered the seasons.
That’s why I keep playing at the club. Now I have to continue playing at the club. Because the president told me that the only way to move was by paying the contract of 700 million euros and it was not possible.
There is another way to fight the case. I would never go to court with Barça. Because it is a club that I love. Here for me every As since I entered This is the club of my life. I built my life here.
Barça gave me everything and I gave everything to Barça. He knew that he would never go to court with Barça.
Does it hurt the most? To see that someone thought that it would hurt Barça? You fought for the club for many years. And it became a symbol of Barcelona. How painful is it for someone to doubt your dedication?
It hurts so much that so many news attacks me and above all. There are only lies that have been published. They thought that I would sue Barça for my own good.
I would never do something like that, I repeat, I would like to leave the team. And it’s completely my privilege Because the contract says that I can move And it’s not that I move and it’s over, if I move, I have to pay a lot of money.
I would like to move because happily I miss playing football in recent days, I have not found any happiness in the club.
It is important To be happy You were born a winner You are on a team that has won the championship. And during the last seasons Barça has no prospect in Europe. You still have to lead the Barça team. But something has changed in the Barça team, right? Something has changed in sports, right?
I will continue playing for Barça. And my attitude won’t change No matter how much I want to move the team I’ll do my best
I always want to win a championship, I am a fighter and I don’t want to lose. I want the best for the club. For dressing room And for me
I said that he doesn’t encourage us to get the Champions League, in fact I don’t know what will happen. Now there is a new coach with new ideas.
It’s good.But we have to see how the team reacts. We have to see if it will make us fight at a higher level. What I can say is I will stay and I will do everything possible for Barcelona.
The first thing you think of when someone tells you to transfer. Because you don’t care about Barcelona, what do you think? Are you angry?
I feel very hurt. Someone doubted my dedication to Barcelona. I doubt my love for this club.
I love Barcelona I would never have found a better place. But I still have the right to decide. I keep looking for new goals and new challenges. Tomorrow I will return because in Barcelona I have everything.
My son my family They grow up here And stay here There is nothing wrong with wanting to move, I want it, the club wants it. It is good for everyone.
Family is very important to your life. Your father had a bad time, your wife and your children, did they ask you something? What do they tell you? They watch the news on TV And ask you something?
All this time It is difficult for everyone.
I am clear about what I want. I said what I felt and wanted.
My wife is suffering. But she supported me and agreed …
But the main member of the family is Mateo.
[หัวเราะ] If Mateo is young He didn’t understand what it meant. Time to move to another place OR have to live somewhere else for 2-3 yearsTiado is older. He heard the news on television. And he asked me, I don’t want him to know anything about having to force a move. Need to transfer school I need to find new friends
He cried and told me not to go. Let me repeat. It is very difficult.
It’s understandable. It’s a story that happened to me. It’s hard to decide.
And about burofax Many people have said that Messi had received bad advice and it was very bad. Who decided to communicate with the club that they wanted to move the team by sending burofax. Why did you send that burofax? What would you like to show
Burofax is to keep it official all year long, I have always told the president that I want to leave the team. It is time for you to find a new goal. And new directions in my football life
But he always told me to talk, not now and there, but nothing happened. The president did not show that he was honest at all.
Sending burofax is to make it official that I want to move, that I have freedom and for the option to extend the contract I will not use, I want to move.
I am not trying to create chaos or attack the club. But I want to make it official because I have decided
If you don’t send that burofax, maybe everything will be forgotten. And nobody listens to you the same?
Of course, if I don’t send that burofax As if nothing had happened I have a contract extension that I have to continue playing throughout the year.
What they say is I won’t say it before June 10, but let me repeat it. It’s not the moment
Also, the president always told me that at the end of the season then I can decide whether to stay or go. He never set a deadline. So he wanted to formally show the club that he wouldn’t do what he said. But he would not go to any lawsuit. Because I don’t want to fight with the club.
