Lionel Messi is eager to continue plying his trade at Barcelona but recognizes the current season isn’t going to plan.
The Argentine superstar admitted it’s been one problem after another for the Blaugrana over the last month. Technical director Eric Abidal’s polarizing comments over certain players’ work ethic was followed by a report that stated the club employed an agency to create social media accounts to criticize players while defending team president Josep Maria Bartomeu.
Despite the controversy, Messi insisted he has no intention of leaving Barcelona during an interview with Cristina Cubero and Fernando Polo of El Mundo Deportivo.
“I have said lots of times that my idea is (to never leave Barcelona), and as long as the club wants it, there won’t ever be a problem,” Messi said, as translated by Sid Lowe of the Guardian. “Many times, I’ve had the chance to leave the club, there have been lots of clubs interested, clubs prepared to pay the buyout clause, but it never occurred to me to leave and it doesn’t now either.
“(But) I have also said many times that I would like the club to be in good shape, for the fans to be …read more