Much has been said ABOUT him. Now Lionel Messi (33) speaks himself!
The FC Barcelona superstar gave journalist Jordi Evole a detailed interview on the Spanish TV channel La Sexta. The Argentine, who wanted to leave the club in the summer, also spoke about his future plans: “I will wait until the season is over. (…) I don’t know if I’ll go or not. If I leave, I would like to come back later to live here and work in the club. Barcelona are much bigger than any player. (…) Since I was little it has been a love story between me, the club and the city. “
Is the USA a possible transfer target for him? Messi: “I’ve always said that I would like to have the MLS experience. But today it wouldn’t be good for me to say what I’m going to do because I don’t know either. “
The Argentine also spoke about his Barça frustration in the summer, the quarrel with then President Josep Maria Bartomeu: “I thought I had completed a cycle, I needed a change. My head had to get out of it all. I knew it was going to be a year of transition. The president started filtering things to make me look like the bad guy in the movie. (…) My family didn’t want to move. I have often told the President that I want to go. The fax that I then sent was sort of to officially express that I mean business. ”
Messi clearly: “Bartomeu has deceived me in many things for several years.”
The attacking star was also more than dissatisfied with the move from his buddy Luis Suarez to Atlético Madrid: “What happened to Luis Suarez was crazy! He left us for a free transfer, he was paid out and he joined a team that is fighting for the same titles as us – unbelievable! “
Messi also spoke about …
… a possible Barça return from Neymar: “It will be difficult to get good players because there is no money. How do you pay PSG? The new president has to be very intelligent and put everything in order. (…) The club is going through a difficult time. The club is doing really badly, very badly. “
… advice from his wife: “I should have gone to a psychologist, but I didn’t. Antonella has told me sometimes, but I find it difficult to open up. ”
… the 2: 8 against Bayern: “The game was difficult for everyone. We knew we could lose, but not like that. “
… the desire to lead a normal life: “Sometimes I want to be anonymous and go to the supermarket, to the cinema, to a restaurant without having 300 eyes to see what I’m doing. I am privileged, but sometimes I want to go unnoticed. People think that we soccer players live in a bubble, we don’t care about anything and we don’t know what is happening. I like to get information and see what happens. My life is very normal. It’s even boring. “
… the athletes he admires: “Nadal, Federer, LeBron James. There are always athletes who stand out. Cristiano in football. There are many I could name. “
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