Former Barcelona magician Lionel Messi, who moved to PSG few weeks ago has cleared the air on how he wanted to stay back at Barcelona but he was asked to leave after he returned to Camp Nou following his Copa America triumph with Argentina.
According to Lionel Messi who told France football, He said “I came back to Barcelona (from the Copa America in July) to prepare for the season, after taking advantage of the extra days of holiday that the coach (Ronald Koeman) had given me.”
“I had in mind to sign my contract and to start training right away. I thought that everything was settled and that all that was missing was my signature (on the contract).
“But when I arrived in Barcelona, I was told that it was no longer possible, I could not stay and that I had to find another club, because Barca could not afford to extend my contract. That changed my plans.
“It was extremely hard to take. To think that we would have to leave our home and that the family would have to change its routine.”
Remember few days ago Joan Laporta disclosed how he wanted the Argentine to play for free as a compensation for what the club has done for him.
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