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Gerard Piqué

in its purest form.

The central defender was sincere in an interview in 'La Sotana', a humorous program about the current situation of Barça, and there he confessed that in the last time of

Pep Guardiola

the relationship became very complicated, he even considered leaving Barcelona, ​​although now his relationship with him is "perfect".

"We reached an important point of tension with him, and with the dressing room in general. The rivalry with José Mourinho was very exhausting. Pep wanted absolute control of everything that happened.

I started dating Shakira and the relationship with him changes

; now the relationship is perfect. I had a lot of pressure. I felt that in training I had to do everything perfect. If there has been a moment in which I have considered leaving Barça, it was that season, "he acknowledged.

In addition, the Catalan defender was honest about his first years at the culé club.

"If in the year of debut, which

rose more than the sun

, they told me that at 34 years of age I would continue to play for Barça, I would not have given a penny," he confessed.

"If people knew five percent of what I did in that first year, they would have told me everything," he

joked.

Criticisms of Bartomeu

Nor was he cut off when talking about former president

Josep Maria Bartomeu

. "I am not qualified to say if he is the worst president of Barça. Of those that I have lived, he must be there," he said with a laugh. "We all have our part to blame, but it is true that the club has not gone where all the Catalans want. Now I am hopeful and excited. The next 5 or 10 years will be very good for Barça," he continued.

On the other hand, he came out in defense of the Frenchman

Samuel Umtiti

, who has been whistled by his fans during this start of the season for not wanting to leave the Barça club: "He is fulfilling all his obligations. People have to be empathetic with the player. Samu's attitude is impeccable, he trains hard, "he explained.

"He has never missed a training session. Most of the people have worked in the same company for 30 years and do nothing. If I were in another club, like United for example, I would do the same as Umtiti," he concluded.

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