Veteran Argentine star Lionel Messi enjoyed his stay in Barcelona because of the calm rhythm of life in the city and his realistic way in various aspects of his life.
And today, Sunday, Messi cried farewell to Barcelona before starting a new life away from the quiet suburb in which he lived in peace and quiet for a long time.
Neighbors often saw Messi eating with his wife, Antonella Roccuzzo, in a beach restaurant, or during his visit to some places of entertainment and entertainment with his three children, and in many cases he was posing for pictures with local residents.
Messi, 34, spent his entire 21-year career with Barcelona before the Catalan club announced his departure last week.
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And when Messi suffered an injury 5 years ago and stopped playing for a few weeks because of it, a local resident - Andy Tomlinson - said that he offered - jokingly - to Messi a new job and that Messi responded to him as a joke.
Tomlinson, a 47-year-old Briton who runs a business in Barcelona, said: "When Messi hurt his leg, I said he must be worried about not being able to do his job and I offered him a job that only requires assembling some parts with his hands. He (Messi) smiled and said. . Maybe next time".
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Maxim Babis, 11, said he always waved to Messi on his way home from school.
Messi was also often seen buying some household necessities such as bread, and he was also eating in Argentine restaurants in the city.
Messi did not reveal his immediate plans, but after the French newspaper L'Équipe reported - the day before Friday - that he was on his way to join Paris Saint-Germain;
The Argentine player confirmed that his going to the French capital "is a possibility."
But he made it clear that at the present time he had not yet agreed to join any club and had not decided yet, stressing that he believed that he would continue at Camp Nou after agreeing to a 5-year contract that includes a 50% salary cut before the deal collapsed last week for financial and administrative reasons.