The Argentine star, Lionel Messi, spoke in a lengthy dialogue today evening, and revealed his near future with Barcelona and his projects after retiring from football and his relationship with Neymar and Luis Suarez.
In his interview with the Spanish channel, La Sexta, Messi presented his position on the crisis that he lived in last summer, and explained his point of view on the most prominent files that concern the Catalan club fans.
Here we summarize the most prominent statements of the Argentine star
The future
I do not know, until now I have not made the decision, I am waiting until next June, I want to focus now with Barcelona and I am trying to win more titles with the club, I will not sign any team in January, I do not want to distract my focus.
Ex-president of Barcelona, Josep Maria Bartomeu,
he deceived me several times, I do not want to talk about details, I asked him repeatedly to leave, but he refused and leaked things about me to appear in the image of the bad person in the case, the lawyers confirmed that I would win my case against the club, but I did not want to leave the team with this Way.
"Te puedo asegurar que Bartomeu me engañó muchísimas veces y en varios años".
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- laSexta (@laSextaTV) December 27, 2020
Barcelona, the
club, gave me everything, I owe it to him, I love the city and the club and I feel that here I have given everything I have.
Sovereignty in the club and the national team
Many say that I control the club and the national team and this bother me. They say that I choose the coach and the one who plays the main role and interferes in contracts, all of this is far from reality.
Coach Ronald Koeman
has given the team the required seriousness although it arrived at a difficult time, it has succeeded so far, and the team is improving little by little, although it is difficult with the presence of many young players.
Psychological follow-up
: My wife Antonella suggested to me more than once to seek a psychiatrist, I need that, but I have not taken this step yet.
I prefer keeping a lot of things for myself and not sharing them with others, I know I need a psychiatrist but I haven't.
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- Mundo Deportivo (@mundodeportivo) December 27, 2020
Death
I don't think about it, I am a little afraid of death, especially with regard to the future of my children and my family, but I don't want to think about it too much.
Poverty
My family was not poor, we were middle class, we lived well but not in luxury.
Politics
I do not want to talk about politics, and I do not care about that, the most important thing is for the ruler to make sure to do things well and lead the country to the best without theft or corruption. I wish good for my country, and anyone who reaches power I hope will work to improve the situation and get low-income people Have the opportunity to live decent.
The United States I
do not hide my admiration for the idea of going to the United States of America and experiencing a new experience there, but that does not mean that I will go there now.
We have a
good relationship,
Griezmann
. I have no problem with him, and it is not true that I opposed signing with him, and all the news about it is unfounded.
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- SPORT English (@Sport_EN) December 27, 2020
Neymar and Suarez have
a strong relationship until now, we have a common WhatsApp group and we always talk.
I think hiring Neymar will be difficult because the club does not have the funds for that.
It is inconceivable what the previous administration did. Suarez paid his salary and gave it free to our competitor.
Playing for Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid
is impossible
The new president
did not contact any candidate for the presidency of Barcelona who must run in the elections first, the task of the new president will not be easy in these difficult circumstances due to the repercussions of the Corona pandemic.
I hope the new president will do wonderful things for the club in order to return it to the place he deserves.
Leaving
If it is time to leave, I want to go out in the best possible way, and to return to work at the club in the future.
Barcelona is bigger than any player, including me, and I want to live in Barcelona after my retirement.
Future projects
I will not be a coach in the future, I will try to work in a field related to football, I might be a sports director.