It was wrong, I didn't feel like doing anything. ... Club of the century: Al Ahly, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid. And his 55 goals overall were more than Ronaldo (37) and Messi (31) scored last season. It is very difficult to make a decision.”. Messi: "Clearly. But the Netherlands international's arrival at Camp Nou was poorly timed, with the club falling into in disarray at board level as well as on the pitch.. I would never go to court against Barca because it is the club that I love, which gave me everything since I arrived, it is the club of my life, I have made my life here. Now I am going to continue in the club because the president told me that the only way to leave was to pay the €700 million clause, and that this is impossible. As I said before, I always thought about the welfare of my family and the club ". Now he might change to Ronaldo as he is placed on the 10. Goal: Why did you tell Barca that you wanted to go? Lionel Messi is staying with Barcelona for the time being, confirming his U-turn in a gripping and emotional interview with Goal Spain. Barcelona refused to let him go, and Messi relented after ruling out taking Barcelona to court. I felt that I needed a change and new goals, new things”. “But I did feel hurt by things that I heard from people, from journalists, from people questioning my commitment to Barcelona and saying things that I think I didn't deserve. The president did not give me a clue at what he was really saying. Goal: That is vital, to be happy. “As I said, I thought and was sure that I was free to leave, the president always said that at the end of the season I could decide if I stayed or not. And tomorrow I could go back, because here in Barcelona I have everything. “I was clear about what I wanted, I have said what I felt I wanted. By Jack Otway PUBLISHED: 14:37, Sat, Aug 15, 2020 “My wife, with all the pain of her soul, supported and accompanied me...". “He cried to me and said, ‘Let's not go’. Wir und unsere Partner nutzen Cookies und ähnliche Technik, um Daten auf Ihrem Gerät zu speichern und/oder darauf zuzugreifen, für folgende Zwecke: um personalisierte Werbung und Inhalte zu zeigen, zur Messung von Anzeigen und Inhalten, um mehr über die Zielgruppe zu erfahren sowie für die Entwicklung von Produkten. What was your position? I always want the best for the club, for the dressing room and for myself. Messi: "As usual, I am going to give my best, we will do my best to fight for all the objectives and hopefully I can dedicate myself to the people who have had a bad time. I always put the club before anything else. Messi: “When I communicated my wish to leave to my wife and children, it was a brutal drama. His 34 league goals came in 31 appearances. “It was a very difficult year, I suffered a lot in training, in games and in the dressing room. “My son, my family, they grew up here and are from here. “It was not to make a mess, or to go against the club, but the way to make it official because my decision had been made.”. With 15 goals in 10 Champions League matches, Lewandowski’s scoring was a big reason that Bayern went undefeated en route to its sixth European Cup. Goal: Is that what has hurt you the most, that there are people who think you could have hurt Barca? “I always want to win, I'm competitive and I don't like to lose anything. There was nothing wrong with wanting to leave. “And the truth is that there has been no project or anything for a long time, they juggle and cover holes as things go by. FIFA announced the three finalists for The Best Men’s Player award on Friday, with Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski, Barcelona captain Lionel Messi and Juventus ace Cristiano Ronaldo making the cut. Bayern Munich Chairman, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, has paid tribute to Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, ahead of both sides’ Champions League last-8 final tie on Friday. I felt very sorry because I always said that I wanted to finish my career here. Last Updated: 12th December, 2020 13:17 IST Lewandowski Joins Messi And Cristiano Ronaldo In FIFA Best Player Of The Year's Shortlist Bayern star Robert Lewandowski makes it to the three-man shortlist of Best FIFA Football Awards 2020, alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. “But apart from that, the president always told me, 'When the season is over, you decide if you stay or leave', he never set a date, and well, it was simply to make to the club official that he was not following his word, but not to get into a fight because I did not want to fight with the club.”, Copyright © 2020 Goal.com All rights reserved. Messi: “Of course I had a hard time deciding. Juventus superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister, Elma Aveiro has posted a picture of Barcelona star, Lionel Messi, worshipping her brother. “There was another way and it was to go to trial. Messi hopes to execute a clause written into his current terms, signed in 2017, that allows him to leave for free, unilaterally, at the end of each season. “All this time it has been hard for everyone. Goal: So if you hadn't sent the burofax, maybe everything would have been forgotten and no one would have listened to you? Not alone. “I told the president and, well, the president always said that at the end of the season I could decide if I wanted to go or if I wanted to stay and in the end he did not keep his word.”. After the … There is a new coach and new ideas. Goal: And for anyone. Goal: Why did it take you time to break your silence and go out to speak? All that led me to think about that decision that I wanted to carry out. “Hopefully I can give my best and dedicate victories to all those people who accompany us and their families, to be able to dedicate the best to those people who are having a bad time and that once and for all we can overcome this virus and return to normality.”. McKennie proving to be the midfield star Juventus were crying out for, Football risks losing Neymar too soon if PSG star is not protected, Isak Bergmann Johannesson: Europe's top clubs fighting to sign Iceland wonderkid, Beware Mourinho: Liverpool's arch-nemesis has got his swagger back at Tottenham. “It has hurt me a lot that things are published against me and above all, that false things are published. “I looked further afield and I want to compete at the highest level, win titles, compete in the Champions League. Lionel Messi: Ex-Bayern-Trainer wirbt um den Argentinier - 100 Millionen plus drei Stars für Messi? Yahoo ist Teil von Verizon Media. “I would never do such a thing. Other contenders for the award included Man City’s Kevin De Bruyne, Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller and PSG star Neymar Jr. I was leaving and it cost me a lot. Every year I could have left and earned more money than at Barcelona. Humilié par le Bayern Munich (8-2) en quart de finale de Ligue des champions, le Barça n'a même pas pu compter sur un grand Lionel Messi. It hurt me when my love for this club was questioned. It does not come from the Bayern result, it comes from many things. Still I have the right to decide. “I will continue at Barca and my attitude will not change no matter how much I have wanted to go. “Sending the burofax was making it official that I wanted to go and that I was free and the optional year – I was not going to use it and I wanted to go. There are those who have always been by my side. Messi: “I told the club, including the president, that I wanted to go. And it is not, 'I'm leaving and that's it'. “Barca gave me everything and I gave it everything. Goal: What was the first thing you thought when there were people who said that you could leave and that you really didn't care about Barcelona? Barcelona refused to let him go, and Messi … You are still at Barcelona. He is the best striker I could think of." I needed it, the club needed it and it was good for everyone.”. This happening has helped me to recognise many fake people. I've been telling him that all year. Lightning-fast Bayern left-back Alphonso Davies is set to come up against his childhood hero when his side meet Lionel Messi-powered Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Messi is Davies’ Favorite Player. The former Ajax player arrived in the aftermath of Barcelona’s devastating 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League in August. I didn't want him to know anything about being forced to leave, to have to live in a new school, or make new friends. “The money? “It did not come because of the Champions League result against Bayern, no – I had been thinking about the decision for a long time. Goal: But the most important member of the family is Mateo. In August, Messi tried to leave the club, demoralized by the defeat to Bayern and convinced that his chances of winning were higher elsewhere. We knew Bayern Munich were a very difficult opponent, but not that we were going to end that way, giving such a poor image for the city and the club of Barcelona. Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has heaped praise on Barcelona captain Lionel Messi and thinks it could be another century until we see another player of the Argentine’s quality. Barcelona refused to let him go, and Messi … “I wanted to go because I thought about living my last years of football happily. What did you want to demonstrate? Gepp im Interview ... Bayern fegen Messi gnadenlos vom Platz. That's hard. It also helped me to see the truth in people. Feelings of rage? I was going to look for new goals and new challenges. In August, Messi tried to leave the club, demoralized by the defeat to Bayern and convinced that his chances of winning were higher elsewhere. “I felt a lot of pain that my commitment to Barcelona was doubted, with how grateful I am to this club. Thiago respects Messi decision. “To decide there was somewhere better than here was difficult. “That's good, but then we have to see how the team responds and whether or not it will allow us to compete at the top level. I repeat, I wanted to go and it was entirely my right, because the contract said that I could be released. aus oder wählen Sie 'Einstellungen verwalten', um weitere Informationen zu erhalten und eine Auswahl zu treffen. What I can say is that I'm staying and I'm going to give my best for Barcelona.”. “What they say is that I did not say it before June 10 – but I repeat, we were in the middle of all the competitions and it was not the moment. “Now they cling to the fact that I did not say it before June 10, when it turns out that on June 10 we were competing for La Liga in the middle of this awful coronavirus and this disease altered all the season. “This world of soccer is very difficult and there are many fake people. “We gave a very bad image. Für nähere Informationen zur Nutzung Ihrer Daten lesen Sie bitte unsere Datenschutzerklärung und Cookie-Richtlinie. ... ICYMI: Messi's full interview … Of course, it's 20 years, that's a lifetime. Lately I have not found happiness within the club.”. "No matter how much I go or stay, my love for Barca will never change.". You are going to continue leading the team at Barca. “It was understandable. “At least compete and let us not fall apart in Rome, Liverpool, Lisbon. Bayern’s young star will surely be relishing Friday’s match and the chance to come up against Messi. “I had a bad time this year, but it is hypocritical to say that if you compare it with people who have really had a bad time with the coronavirus, with people who have lost relatives and who have lost many things. November 2020, 12:55 Uhr Sie können Ihre Einstellungen jederzeit ändern. Aktualisiert: 31.08.2020 06:16 Messi: “First, because after the defeat in Lisbon it was very hard. “I love Barcelona and I'm not going to find a better place than here anywhere. They must have told you, 'Dad, this, dad, that'. Jetzt hat Lionel Messi genug und will den Verein verlassen. If I don't send the burofax, it's like nothing happens, I have the optional year I had to have continued all year. Throughout the year I had been telling the president that I wanted to leave, that the time had come to seek new goals and new directions in my career. From the 8-2 battering of Bayern Munich in the Champions League, to the abysmal start to the 2020/21 league campaign, the Catalan side are seemingly on a downward spiral with no end in sight. Daten über Ihr Gerät und Ihre Internetverbindung, darunter Ihre IP-Adresse, Such- und Browsingaktivität bei Ihrer Nutzung der Websites und Apps von Verizon Media. Bayern Munich and Spain midfielder Thiago Alcantara has spoken about the news that Messi is to remain at Camp Nou. Barcelona beat many of Europe's top clubs, including Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City to sign De Jong from Ajax in 2019 for an initial fee of €75 million. Or that they came to think that I could go to trial against Barca in order to benefit myself. Lionel Messi concedió una entrevista en exclusiva mundial a Goal. “I always said I wanted to end here and I always said I wanted to stay here. There has been a lot of talk about Messi being badly advised and badly advised by the decision to communicate that you wanted to leave by burofax. Did they watch the news on TV and ask you something? I had the possibility of leaving Barca many times. What was the first thing you thought? Bayern Munich embarrassed Barcelona in Fridays' Champions League quarterfinal in Lisbon, beating Lionel Messi and Co. 8-2 to advance to next week's semis. "But if you ask me about the ideal partner, I tell you: We have got Robert Lewangoalski. Goal: Family is something very important in your life. It happened to me. In August, Messi tried to leave the club, demoralized by the defeat to Bayern and convinced that his chances of winning were higher elsewhere. I believed it was time to step aside. Goal: What happened when you told your family that you can leave Barcelona? I will do my best. Bayern Kultur Alle Kultur Medien Gesellschaft Alle Gesellschaft Stil Wissen Alle Wissen ... Toni Nadal im Interview: "Messi ist die Schlüsselfigur" 27. I repeat that it was hard, really. “I said it at the time that we were not given the support to win the Champions League. “The whole family began crying, my children did not want to leave Barcelona, ​​nor did they want to change schools. You can win or lose in it, because it is very difficult, but you have to compete. Mueller said he might have preferred Messi in his past as a box-striker in Bayern's shirt. “I believed that the club needed more young players, new players and I thought my time in Barcelona was over. He heard something on TV and found out something and asked. Dazu gehört der Widerspruch gegen die Verarbeitung Ihrer Daten durch Partner für deren berechtigte Interessen. But something will have to change at Barca, right? Lionel Messi endured a nightmare evening as Barcelona were thumped 8-2 by Bayern Munich in their Champions League clash. Has it hurt you that they doubt your commitment? What have they asked of you? TOOOOOOOORnado in Lissabon! “I will stay at the club so as not to get into a legal dispute,” Messi said, contending that the team had acted in bad faith. The information contained in Goal.com may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without the prior written authority of Goal.com, Goal's Ruben Uria sat down with the club legend in an interview where the Argentine detailed his reasons for staying at the club, Mourinho: Man Utd needed to give me more time, 'Arsenal need to talk to Saliba & are missing a creative midfielder', Transfer LIVE: Man City set to beat PSG for Messi, Who needs Pogba? The money factor, your friends. I know that it never crossed my mind to take Barca to court.”. You are in a team that fights for titles and in recent seasons Barca has not competed in Europe. That I wanted a winning project and to win titles with the club, to continue expanding the legend of Barcelona. Actually, now I don't know what will happen. Lionel Messi was left forlorn after Barcelona’s humiliating defeat to Bayern Munich – and has a lot to think about as his future at the Nou Camp could be in doubt. Your father has had a bad time, your wife too, your children. You have been defending the club for years and being the flag of FC Barcelona. Everything became very difficult for me and there came a time when I considered looking for new ambitions. “And this is the reason why I am going to continue in the club. Messi: “First, because after the defeat in Lisbon it was very hard. Messi: “A bit of everything, my friends, money… many things that have been said have hurt. You are a born winner. Something will have to change at the sporting level, right? Goal: The famous burofax. Der FC Barcelona blamierte sich beim 2:8 im Viertelfinale der Champions League gegen den FC Bayern. Why did you decide to send that burofax? Barcelona also suffered an 8-2 blowout loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals. Goal : In the end it is very difficult to give up 20 years, a whole life, a family that is in Barcelona, ​​a city... and that is what weighs more when making a decision. I wanted time to pass and then go out to clarify everything.”. “Thiago yes, he is older. LLUIS GENE AFP Lionel Messi is staying with Barcelona for the time being, confirming his U-turn in a gripping and emotional interview with Goal Spain. Cristiano Ronaldo Defends Lionel Messi In His Post-Match Interview And It Speaks Volumes Of The Man . “He told me all the time: ‘We'll talk, not now, this and that’, but nothing. Abschied vom FC Barcelona nach 20 Jahren. Dies geschieht in Ihren Datenschutzeinstellungen. You came to Barcelona at the age of your children now. Messi: “No… I didn't feel alone. What did they tell you? What has hurt the most after 20 years defending the Barca shirt? Damit Verizon Media und unsere Partner Ihre personenbezogenen Daten verarbeiten können, wählen Sie bitte 'Ich stimme zu.' There are two fundamental things that people would like to know... you will stay at Barca, you will lead the team again. Because I understand that in the end, you are staying in Barcelona. He praised the superstars Messi and Ronaldo as unique and outstanding. That is enough for me and strengthens me. Is that an optimistic message for Barca fans for the future? The Argentine could not produce a magic moment as his side were left 8-2 losers in the Champions League quarter-finals. Messi: “The burofax was to make it official in some way. Messi: [Laughter] “Yes, Mateo is still little and he doesn't realise what it means to go somewhere else and make your life a few years elsewhere. I always said that this was my home and it was what I felt and feel. Goal: Everything has been talked about.