{"id":68383,"date":"2021-08-08T15:34:35","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T14:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=68383"},"modified":"2021-08-08T15:34:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T14:34:35","slug":"tearful-messi-bids-barcelona-goodbye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/08\/08\/tearful-messi-bids-barcelona-goodbye\/","title":{"rendered":"Tearful Messi bids Barcelona goodbye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi was in floods of tears at his final press conference as a Barcelona player as he confirmed that a move to Paris Saint-Germain \u201cis a possibility\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Messi became a free agent upon the expiration of his contract at Barca in June, and the club confirmed on Friday that they have been unable to tie him down to a new deal due to \u201cfinancial and structural obstacles\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Blaugrana couldn\u2019t re-sign the 34-year-old without exceeding La Liga\u2019s wage limit, meaning their talismanic captain will now be forced to find a new club, and he admits that the whole situation has come as a great shock to him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is very difficult, I was not prepared for this. Last year I was convinced to leave, but this year we were going to stay, my family and I wanted to continue here, in our house,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/08\/07\/psg-plans-for-lionel-messi-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Messi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter 21 years I\u2019m leaving with my three Catalan-Argentine kids. We\u2019ve lived in this city, this is our home. I\u2019m just really grateful for everything, all my team-mates, everyone who has been by my side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI gave everything for this club from the first day I arrived to the last. I never imagined having to say goodbye as I didn\u2019t think about it. What\u2019s clear is I did everything possible, and they (Barca) couldn\u2019t do it because of La Liga.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of things have been said about me, but on my behalf we did everything I could because I wanted to stay. Last year I didn\u2019t want to stay and I said it. This year I did and I couldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love this club. Without seeing the fans for over a year-and-a-half has been very hard. If I had imagined it [his leaving speech] I would\u2019ve imagined the Camp Nou full and being able to say goodbye properly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine was also asked if reports of Paris Saint-Germain being his most likely next destination are true, to which he responded: \u201cParis Saint-Germain is a possibility, yes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the moment nothing is confirmed, I received a lot of calls after the Barcelona statement. We\u2019re talking about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Messi departs Barcelona as their all-time top-scorer with 672 goals to his name from 778 appearances across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>The diminutive magician is widely regarded as the finest player to have ever graced the Camp Nou turf, and has won a record six Ballon d\u2019Or awards during his 21-year stay at the club.<\/p>\n<p>Messi has also picked up 34 team trophies with Barca, including 10 La Liga titles and four Champions League crowns, with the 2020-21 Copa del Rey the latest piece of silverware added to his illustrious CV.<\/p>\n<p><strong>VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/8Bwquo4cgsk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi was in floods of tears at his final press conference as a Barcelona player as he confirmed that a move to Paris Saint-Germain \u201cis a possibility\u201d. 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