Emotional leo messi bids farewell to barcelona and the fans as the six times ballon D’or winner struggles for words during his last interview at Nou Camp.
Messi who was expected to stay at barca , but due to LaLiga financial rules which affected barcelona means the argentine couldn’t be resign by the club after becoming a free agent .
Emotional Leo Messi Bids Farewell To Barcelona
During his press conference, Messi struggled to compose himself and was fighting back tears in front of his family and teammates.
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He said: “This is really difficult for me after so many years, being here my entire life. I’m not ready for this. This year, my family were convinced we were going to stay here at home.
“We thought we’d be staying here in Barcelona. The time we’ve had here in the city and in the sport has been amazing.
“Well, today I have to say goodbye to all of this. I’ve been here so many years, since I was 13. After 21 years, I’m leaving with my wife, with my three little Catalan-Argentine kids.
“I can’t say that in a few years we won’t come back. I’m just really grateful for everything, all my teammates and all my former teammates, everyone at the club who has been by my side, all the people – some I only met a few times.
“So many beautiful things have happened, also some bad things, but all of this helped me to grow, helped me improve and made me the person I am today.
“I’ve given everything for this club and this shirt from the first day to the last.
During his press conference, Messi struggled to compose himself and was fighting back tears in front of his family and teammates.
Messi fought back tears to deliver his statement at Camp Nou Messi fought back tears to deliver his statement at Camp Nou