Messi was in a flood of tears at his final press conference as a Barcelona player as he confirmed that a move to PSG is possible.
The situation was a big shock
Lionel Messi became a free agent following the expiration of his contract at Barça in June and the club confirmed on Friday that they were unable to link him to a new deal due to financial and structural obstacles. The Blaugrana was unable to re-sign the 34-year-old without exceeding the La Liga wage limit, which means that their mascot captain will now be forced to find a new club, and he admits that the whole situation came as a big shock to him.
What did Lionel Messi say?
Lionel Messi said it was very difficult, he was not ready for it. Last year he was persuaded to leave, but this year they were going to stay, he and his family wanted to continue here, in their house. After 21 years, Messi leaves with three of his Catalan-Argentinean children. they lived in this city, this is their home. Messi is just very grateful for everything, for all their teammates, for everyone who was on his side.
Lionel gave everything for this club from the first day of his arrival to the last. he never thought about parting because he never thought about it. It is clear that Messi did his best and Barça was unable to do so because of La Liga. Messi also said that they talked a lot about him, but on his behalf they did everything they could because he wanted to stay. Last year I Messi wanted to stay and said this. This year he did and failed.
According to Lionel Messi he loves this club. Not seeing fans for more than a year and a half was very difficult. If he imagined this as his outgoing speech, he would imagine that the Camp Nou is full and can say goodbye properly. Messi was also asked if the reports that PSG is his most likely next destination were correct, to which he replied that PSG is an opportunity, yes. Nothing has been confirmed at the moment, Lionel received a lot of calls following Barcelona’s announcement. they talk about it.