Lionel Messi says tearful goodbye to Barcelona

Agencies | Barcelona

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Lionel Messi said a tearful goodbye to Barcelona on Sunday in a pretty heartbreaking press conference at the Camp Nou where he made it crystal clear that he did not want to leave the club.

The Argentine was in tears from the moment he first appeared, as were most of the audience which included a lot of current and former players, but did manage to collect his thoughts enough to offer some insight into what happened to facilitate his departure.

Messi went on to insist that he and his family had been convinced he would be staying on at Barcelona after agreeing on a new contract with the Catalan giants.

The talk then turned to why this was happening after it had seemed almost certain that Messi would be renewing with Barcelona.

The 34-year-old went on to admit that saying goodbye was undoubtedly the most difficult moment of his career and addressed those rumours that he’s about to sign for Paris Saint-Germain.

The GOAT will now, sadly, continue his career away from the Camp Nou but a return at some point will surely happen.

Messi said he’d “do anything” for Barca fans and also promised: “I have no doubt that after some years away we will return as this is our home, I have promised that to my kids too.”