According to “Effie”, Fernandes said: “You are in all our hearts and we have never seen you play on our land, so give us the pleasure of seeing you play here, in Newell’s, your club,” stressing that it would be his recommendation to Messi if he could talk to him about his departure from Barca.
“If Messi does not end his career in Barcelona, he should end it in Newell’s. Just like Bielsa,” the Argentine president added in statements to local television.
Previously, he joked: “Messi should play with Argentinos (the club that the president supports). I asked what the situation was to see if we could bring him.”
And Fernandez stressed that “Messi formed part of a unique team in the history of world football,” referring to the group in which the Argentine star was under the leadership of Pep Guardiola in Barcelona.
Finally, Fernandes was forced to choose between Diego Maradona and Messi, explaining that “Maradona’s great advantage is that he was alone against the world, I have never seen a player like Maradona. I have a deep admiration for him, frankly more than I admire Messi because he grew up in Argentinos, but also because I saw him play.” Lonely against the world. He was like a wrestler, with incredible power. “
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