Argentine star Lionel Messi appeared at a press conference at the Camp Nou stadium, the stronghold of Barcelona, to talk about his departure from the Catalan club.
On Thursday, Barcelona announced the official departure of Messi, after the two parties failed to reach an agreement to sign a new contract.
Messi said with tears in his eyes: "In the last few days I thought a lot about what I would say, and the truth is I have nothing to say, it is difficult after all these years... I spent my whole life in Barcelona."
He continued: “This season, my family and I were convinced that we wanted to stay, me and them, we thought we would stay here in Barcelona, this city and this club are great, but I have to say goodbye, I leave with my family after 21 years, but this is our home, I promised my children and my wife that we We will come back here one day."
He continued: "I am grateful to everyone for everything .. everyone in the club was by my side, this club has a lot of respect, I have a lot of good things and also bad things but this club made me what I am now, I gave everything to this club and this shirt From the first day until the last day.
He added: “We did not play with the fans last year, and I did not hear them chant my name and leave without seeing them. It is painful. I imagined the Camp Nou full of fans to say goodbye to them, but this is not possible because of the epidemic.”
And he added: "I hope to return to be part of the club in the future. I have always done everything for this shirt and the club. I always thank people for the love of people for me and I always wished to say goodbye differently. I never imagined that I would live this moment, the moment of farewell .. I always dreamed Farewell on the field.
He also came: "The most beautiful moment with Barca? It is difficult to choose one beautiful moment. Perhaps if I had to choose, I would choose my first match in the Barcelona shirt, where I achieved my dream and everything that followed was amazing."
He also said: "Why didn't you stay? I did everything possible, the club did everything, Laporta did everything, but he said it was impossible for us to sign the contract."
And he added, "Last year I did not want to continue and I said that, this year I wanted to continue and announced it frankly, but I can't."
He continued: "I still don't realize that I am leaving this place, this club, that I am changing my life completely. I have been in the first team for 17 years and now I have to start from scratch. It is a difficult change, especially for my family because I know what they feel in this city. ".
He continued: "Moving to Paris Saint-Germain? In fact, this is one of the options but I cannot confirm, Paris Saint-Germain is a possibility, at this time I do not have any arrangement with any club, after the statement there were many clubs that were interested. I do not have any Something closed but we're talking."
He continued: “As I said at the beginning of the conference that many things are running through my mind, and until now: I cannot believe what is happening that I will leave this club and leave this club and I will change my life. I think I spent 16 years in the first team, now I have to start from scratch and make a change.” Large".
He continued, "I heard a lot of things said about me, the club and Laporta said that because of the problem of the League, it cannot be done... But hey, from my position I did everything I could to continue here."
He also said: "It's the most difficult moment in my sporting career. I am grateful to this club for my career and the titles we won, but also the defeats because they made me learn and develop, there is no going back. This is the end here."
He also said: "Last year I really wanted to leave, and this year I wanted to stay, that's why I'm sad." Barcelona after you? The players will come and Laporta said, the club is more important than anyone. Barcelona is one of the best clubs in the world.
He added: "Barcelona is the biggest club in the world. The truth is that I had lunch with Laporta after his appointment as president. We talked and I was convinced that I would continue.. My contract was not a problem. What happened happened. I will not talk more."
He added, "I had no doubts about staying, for these fans, I am ready to do anything and yes, I would like to come back in the future and pay tribute to them, as for me I was completely honest with our fans .. I did not deceive them."
He continued: "No false hopes. I think we were all clear that I would continue. We fixed everything and there was no problem. I think we have always been loyal to people, at least on my part."
And he added: "Tepas? I don't know what happened to them, but all I know is that because of La Liga and the club's situation, and that the club did not want to submit to the La Liga offer, I could not continue."
He continued: "Your feeling after the statement? My blood dried up and it was a shock. I am still trying to understand that. I love playing football and this is what I will continue to do. If I face Barca in the future, it will be difficult.. But you all know me well. I will continue to compete."
"I congratulate Elvis on the gold medal yesterday," Liu said. "He is a close friend of mine, and I want to reach the titles he has."
And from the legend’s conference: “How long will you play? Thank God I do not have serious injuries and everything depends on my body in order to continue competing at the highest level, as long as I can, I will continue to compete, I do not know, it depends on how I will feel each season and how my physical condition is.” .
He continued: "The picture with the Paris Saint-Germain players? It was a coincidence. We met in Ibiza and we are friends.. Neymar called me and decided to me.. Rakitic was there.. They were joking with me. They said, 'Come to Paris, it was a joke.' Then what happened."
He continued: "I have to focus now on my future, as I said and repeat I did everything I could do to stay here... My attempts did not work, I wanted to win another Champions League with Barcelona, I still have the thorns of winning the Champions League again. We had a generation where it was We can get another Champions League title. One of my goals is to win the Champions League again and more trophies."
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