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Messi's father downplays hints of Barcelona exit
Messi's father downplays hints of Barcelona exit
FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, left, duels for the ball against UD Almeria's Sebastian Dubarbier, right, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match in Almeria, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014. — AP
BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel Messi's father, who acts as the player's agent, has downplayed the stir his son caused by hinting at an exit from Barcelona.
Jorge Messi tells Barcelona-based La Vanguardia newspaper "the plan is to stay here, but since people read between the lines they exaggerate."
He says "Leo is happy, but if one day the club says, 'We have an offer for you, we want to sell you,' well, we would have to study it."
Lionel Messi said Tuesday that he would like to stay at Barcelona but "sometimes not everything happens the way you want."
The 27-year-old Messi, Barcelona's all-time leading scorer, is under contract until 2018.
Last May, Barcelona said it had improved the terms of his contract. — AP
Messi said that before renewing too, lufts. Nothing will be done, not by this board ofI sincerely hope this is true, not just merely damage control.
That said, no amount of words Jorge Messi could say will dispel what Messi said to Ole. Something needs to be done.
If he leaves, I hope he comes to Madrid.
If he leaves, I hope he comes to Madrid.
Messi said that before renewing too, lufts. Nothing will be done, not by this board of
What Jorge Messi said actually makes sense. They won't ask to go, but if the club want to sell for any reason, they'd have to study the proposal. Don't forget the rumors bartosell wanted to sell Messi to fund the renewal of the camp nou... These people don't care about football, just money.
If he leaves, I hope he comes to Madrid.