Lionel Messi wanted to leave Barcelona in the summer. He stayed, but maybe only for this season. A presidential candidate worries.
Agusti Benedito, FC Barcelona presidential candidate, is concerned that Lionel Messi has not yet made a clear statement about the Catalans. Therefore, he does not rule out the Argentine’s departure in the summer. Already after last season, Messi had flirted with a goodbye from Camp Nou, but then stayed.
“In the summer, Messi made statements that made it clear that he wanted to leave and that he asked the president to do so,” said Benedito Goal and SPOX. “We have to change his mind now,” he added, making it clear that he still believes Messi wants to leave the club.
Benedito: “Heard nothing that gives me hope”
In a detailed interview with The sixth Messi hadn’t made a clear commitment to Barca from Benedito’s point of view last week. “The interview was the perfect opportunity for him to say that he is looking forward to continuing here. We haven’t heard that from him,” said Benedito. “I haven’t heard anything that gives me hope. And that’s why, to be honest, I’m worried,” he added.
Benedito chalked up the fact that Messi was even thinking about saying goodbye to the Catalans to the resigning president Josep Maria Bartomeu, whom he described as “the worst president in club history”. “Everything in life comes to an end, but it would be a shame if Messi’s time at Barca ends prematurely,” said Benedito.
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