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08 August 2021 "If

Paris Saint Germain

is a possibility? When the announcement of the farewell to Barcelona came out, many clubs inquired about my situation, but at the moment

there is nothing closed

. But we are talking". Thus Lionel Messi at the press conference at Camp Nou where, in tears, he announced his departure from Barcelona.



On his future he specifies: "At Barcelona they know that I want to continue to compete at high levels to win everything. These are the last years of my career and I want to spend them in the same way. Everyone knows that I am like that, so it is assumed that

I will go to the club that can compete at high levels,

that's my intention, "he added.



Farewell to Barça: "It'sgoodbye "

"I've been thinking about this day for days, what to say, and the truth is that it's difficult and I can't say anything. After so many years, my whole life here, I'm not ready for this and honestly it's not what I thought. We spent many years in Barcelona both from a sporting point of view and as a family, it was wonderful and now I have to say goodbye to all this ", he began.



"I promised my children that I would be back and

it's goodbye

. I see my companions here and I thank them, I thank all the people who have been with me all this time. This club has been so good to me, it has given me so much, I was lucky enough to be here. A lot of good things have happened. They made me grow, improve and become the person I am today, I gave everything for this shirt from day one, I am grateful for all the affection received from the people. I never imagined this goodbye, I didn't know it would go like this, I wanted to do it in the field to have one last ovation. I missed the audience so much in this pandemic, we would have wanted them close but I withdraw without seeing them,

I would have imagined the stadium full

and to greet them all but that's how it went. I gave everything so that this club could become the best in the world. Thanks to everyone for all these years spent together celebrating trophies. ”



Still in tears, Messi receives an ovation from those present in the room at the end of his short speech.