Messi has not decided "anything" about his future with Barcelona
Argentine star Lionel Messi remained conservative about his future with his Spanish club Barcelona, days before the opening of the winter transfer window, the first after he failed to leave the Catalan team last summer for controversial terms related to his contract.
Six times the best player of the year, he spoke about his future in an interview that lasted more than an hour on the Spanish channel "La Sixa" on Sunday and was recorded early this month, "I do not know yet. I am focused and I do not know how the season will end."
Messi's contract with Barcelona expires on June 30, 2021, making him free to negotiate with other clubs starting from January 1, in case he wants to leave next summer.
Messi said only that "the club (is going through) a difficult period, but I am excited."
"Belgrana" had a difficult start in the league this season, as it ranks fifth in the league after 15 stages of its launch, eight points behind leaders Atlético Madrid.
"The club is in a very bad stage, and it is difficult to get it back to its previous levels," repeated the playmaker and killer.
The 33-year-old and the next twenty years ago went to the Spanish city, "Barcelona, my life," admitting that he had learned "everything" in his ranks and had a "love relationship" with the club.
Messi expressed his desire to leave at the end of the turbulent last season due to the repercussions of the emerging Corona virus, but his administration used clauses in his contract to prevent him from leaving without paying a fictional penalty clause.
While Messi remained at the club, his president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, was forced to resign last October, following a series of scandals and management setbacks.
Messi had formally sent a message to his club expressing his desire to leave, "I wanted to say that I really want to leave."
"I felt it was a moment of change," he said, speaking of "a very difficult decision, because I don't think there is a better city to live in."
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