Messi: “These recent days I have been thinking about what I can say. The truth is that I can’t think of anything. This is very difficult for me, being here my entire life. I’m not ready for this.”
“My family and I were convinced that we were going to stay here, at our home. We thought we’d be staying here in Barcelona.”
“Today I have to say goodbye to all of this. Since I was 13, after 21 years, I’m leaving with my wife and with my three little children. This is our home.”
Messi: “I have no doubt that after a few years out, we will return here. This is our home.”
“I’m so grateful for the care that people have shown me.”
“We’ve not been able to play with public this past year due to the pandemic. I leave this club without seeing the fans for a year and a half. I would have liked to say goodbye in a different way, with people at the stadium.”
“Hopefully one day I can return to the club, to contribute and that Barça continue to be the best in the world.”
Messi: “I cannot say about the club, Laporta says they cannot due to La Liga. I can only say I did everything possible to stay here. I wanted to say, last year I didn’t, I said that, this year I wanted to stay, but I couldn’t.”
“Yes, this is the most difficult moment in my career.”
“There’s no going back. This is the end here.”
Lionel Messi is leaving barcelona. And It’s like the saying goes “all good things must come to an end”… you have given us a great satisfaction and joy watching you play for Barça! May you prosper wherever the future leads you! Grande Leo!
