Mercato: Lionel Messi confides in: Burofax, Neymar, his end of contract

It is a rare event that happened on the Sexta this Sunday evening. Lionel Messi did not just address two or three subjects on the surface, the Argentinian, questioned by the Spanish channel for an hour and thirty minutes, took his time. No doubt he felt that it was time to deliver his truth after a few months in a zone of turbulence since last summer and his desire to leave FC Barcelona. Messi assures him: he was willing to leave and was ready to go far for it.

Why did he want to leave the club he joined at 13? For “avoid a transition year“he justifies himself.”There were new players, young people, and as I always said that I wanted to keep fighting to win titles, to regain the Champions League, for La Liga, I felt that it was time to change, to leave, and I wanted to do well. “This decision, the Pulga did not take it lightly, he also assures that it had been recorded long before the transfer market opened.

“Over the past six months, I have often told the President (Josep Maria Bartomeu) that I wanted to leave, that I wanted him to help me. He would answer me: ‘no, no, no‘”, says the number 10 of Barça. So Messi had no choice but to make his request clearer. “The burofax? It was a way of making this request official, formal“, he admits. As a reminder, the burofax has legal value. It certifies the content of the shipment, the sender, the recipient and the date of shipment.

If some could still doubt his desire to leave, although this burofax already seemed clear enough, Messi drove the point home: “I knew that if I went before the judge, I had arguments, and many lawyers had confirmed it to me. But I didn’t want to leave Barca this wayThe Argentine repeated that he wanted to do things right.

We are now six months later and Messi has not extended his contract in Catalonia. He will also be free to negotiate with any club on January 1 since his current lease expires on June 30, 2021. However, we should not expect to see him make an early decision. “I’ll wait until the end of the season, he calms down. The important thing is to think about the team, to end the year well, and to try to win titles. I don’t want to be distracted by anything elseWith his sky-high salary, Messi has been linked with two clubs: PSG and Manchester City.

The journalist from Sexta who interviewed him offered him two tourist guides, one for Paris, the other for Manchester. “Keep them“smiled Messi who claims to have spoken with Pep Guardiola without ever mentioning a reunion. The same goes for Neymar with whom Messi maintains the relationship, ensuring to speak with him and Luis Suarez every day.”It will be difficult to bring in players because there is no money“, he regrets, referring to a return of Neymar in Catalonia.

Can his future be written at Barça? “There are a lot of people in Barcelona, ​​the supporters, who want me to stay. I also know that there are people who think differently. But I’ll do my best for the club and for myself“, he replies. What is certain in his head today is that he will return to Barcelona once his career is over. Will come back? Yes, because he would like”enjoy the experience of living in the United States, playing in MLS. “Will it be coming from Barcelona or after a possible visit to Paris, Manchester or elsewhere? Messi has not yet given the answer.