Messi in tears for goodbye to Barcelona: “I have to go away”

“I have to go”. Leo Messi in tears for the farewell to Barcelona. The Argentine champion comes to the press conference at the Camp Nou and cannot hold back the tears before starting to speak. Messi leaves the azulgrana club, which cannot formalize the renewal of the contract due to budgetary problems. The Argentine, destined to sign with PSG (“It’s a possibility”), takes his leave by answering questions from journalists. “Good morning, I don’t know if I will be able to speak. In the last few days I have been thinking about what to say: I was stuck and I am also now. It is very difficult, after a life spent here: I was not ready,” he says sobbing. “We were sure that we would go on, we wanted it more than anything else: we have always given priority to our well-being, to living in our home and enjoying life in Barcelona, ​​which is wonderful”, says Messi, involving the his family. “I arrived very young, I was 13. After 21 years I am leaving with my wife, with three Catalan-Argentine” children “. I cannot be more proud of what I have done here. We will be back, sure. Thank you for everything what I experienced here, I thank the club that has always been by our side. I have always tried to behave with humility and respect: I hope you remember this about me, beyond the sporting successes “, he says. “I would have liked to leave in another way. I would have liked to do it on the pitch, with the people, I would have liked to feel the affection of the public”. Is the future at PSG? “PSG is a possibility. At the moment there is nothing definite with anyone. Several clubs have shown interest, but there is nothing definite: we are talking, it is clear”.