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Soccer star Lionel Messi burst into tears as he said goodbye to FC Barcelona, where he had been with him for 21 years. Regarding the Paris Saint-Germain transfer rumors, he said, "There is a possibility."
Correspondent Kang Cheong-wan.
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Messi, who went up to the podium for the farewell press conference, burst into tears as if standing in front of the microphone, as if overwhelmed with emotion.
[Lionel Messi: It's really hard to leave Barcelona, where I've been with you all my life. I'm not ready yet.]
Messi tried to stay with his salaries cut by 50%, but was hampered by Spanish league rules that limit the total salary in proportion to the team's earnings.
[Lionel Messi: I did everything I could to stay on the team. Laporta FC Barcelona president and the club also made it clear that it was due to financial fair play issues related to La Liga (Professional football in Spain).]
Messi acknowledged the "possibility" of the Paris Saint-Germain transfer and said that he would definitely come back. .
[Lionel Messi: I want to come back someday and do whatever is possible as a part of the team.]
Wearing a Barcelona jersey at the age of 13, Messi played for one team for 21 years and grew into one of the best players in the world.
He spent his golden years as the club's most goalscorer, as well as winning the Ballon d'Or six times and lifting 35 trophies, but in the end he said goodbye with tears.
Barcelona played a friendly match without Messi right after the press conference and defeated Juventus 3-0 with Ronaldo leading the way.
(Video editing: Kim Byung-jik)