DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
I know that you and I don?t see eye to eye on this, but Messi chose $ over loyalty to the club that had given him everything (and vice versa). That?s my opinion, eh! He could have signed a contract extension sooner earning a modest wage (after all of the money he had already earned) instead of going to a filthy oil club that promised him a bloated contract that we couldn?t offer him. As a Barca fan, I?d rather see Real Madrid win the CL again than PSG. Staying here, that would have been the loyal path to take, and I think every Barca fan hoped that he would have retired here and kept on fighting for the club.
Moreover, the decision to let Messi go happened suddenly. Hence why no proper farewell occurred. But, beyond that, the club felt disappointed that he chose the path that he did. Obviously! He?s the GOAT, and a Barca GOAT at that! An analogy: It?s hard to honor an ex girlfriend who chose another dude over you after a 15-20 year long relationship, right? Ha!
That's a weird take unless you just woke up from a coma.
He didn't choose to leave Barca.
Also as a Barca fan I would never want Real Madrid to win the CL considering they're our actual rivals, our biggest rivals, but that's just me being me.