Lionel Messi broke down in tears at
the start of Barcelona press
conference over his future on Sunday.
This was three days after financially-
strapped Barcelona announced they
were unable to keep the superstar
who is reportedly close to a move to
Paris Saint-Germain.
He said, “These recent days I’ve been
thinking, giving a lot of thought to
what I can say. And the truth is that I
can’t think of anything, this is really
difficult for me after so many years.
“I’ve been here my entire life, I’m not
ready for this. And last year with all
the nonsense, I was convinced of
what I wanted to say, but this year it
is not the same.
“This year my family and I were
convinced we were going to stay
here, that is what we all wanted more
than anything. We were at home, and
we thought we’d be staying here in
Barcelona, the time we’ve hard here
and with the city and [in terms of the]
football has been amazing.
“But today, I have to say goodbye to
all of this.”
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