An emotional Lionel Messi has revealed he expected to extend his stay at Barcelona. It was announced on Thursday the six-time Ballon d’Or winner would not
It was announced on Thursday the six-time Ballon d’Or winner would not sign a new contract with his boyhood club, with president Joan Laporta saying a day later that the former regime at Barca in addition to LaLiga spending rules had thwarted any hopes of the Argentinian staying in Catalonia., a tearful Messi got a standing ovation after speaking.
“We’d always made this our own, we were at home. We thought we would be staying here in Barcelona. But today, we have to say goodbye to all of this.”
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