Lionel Messi wanted to leave Barcelona in the midst of his case for tax fraud, he has revealed, but remained at the Nou Camp when no offers came forward.

Messi and his father were both found guilty of tax fraud in July 2016 and were handed suspended 21-month prison sentences and the forward ordered to pay a 1.7million Euro fine.

Messi believes his reputation as a one-club player ultimately dissauded clubs from making an approach.

“At that time, with the government mess, I wanted to leave, not for wanting to leave Barca but wanting to leave Spain,” Messi told Catalonian broadcaster RAC1. “I felt that I was being very mistreated and I didn’t want to stay here. I never had an official offer because everyone knew my idea to stay here.”


“It was very difficult for me and my family because people don’t know much about what’s going on. The truth is that it was hard for everything that happened but it is better that my children were small and did not know.”

Now Messi has no more plans to depart Barcelona, and hopes to finish his career at the club were he has spent his entire professional career.

“Today my idea and that of my family is to end here,” he said. “Especially first because of how I am in the club, how I feel in the club, then because of the familiar, for how good we are in this city, for my children, for not changing my friendships and I don’t want it broken because I had to live it on a personal level.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/lionel-messi-barcelona-transfer-news-tax-fraud-case-suspended-sentence-a9148741.html?amp

FTC

Why am I not surprised?
CR7 got offers from all corners of the world the moment he vaguely indicated he wanted to leave Real Madrid but everyone knows that Messi outside Barcelona FC is like a fish out of water.

CR7 has played and excelled in 7 teams.
Andorinha CF
Nacional Club
Sporting CP
Manchester United
Real Madrid
Juventus
And of course Portugal.

Dude has paid his dues by all standards that even soccer needs his story told before it can be completely introduced as a sport.

Messi has never outgrown the fear of trying his luck away from his comfort zone, Barca.
Messi is a stunted squirrel and CR7 is the G.O.A.T.

Baba no need to leave jare, Barcelona is the best club in the world.

Good for him

And where was Man U then??

Spain and tax are 5 and 6.

Goat

Good for you!

Interesting..

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why post a fake Lionel messi on the left

Meaning?

Story for the gods... lolz

No offer for messi ke

Still searching for where messi said "no club made an offer? "

Nigerians eeh,

Messi, The G.o.a.t

Especially first because of how I am in the club, Leadership Roles

How I feel in the club, Happy and Great

Then because of the familiar, Relationship

For how good we are in this city, Loved and respected

For my children, Lovely father

For not changing my friendships and I don’t want it broken Bond

Because I had to live it on a personal level.” Personal decision.

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Messi still remains the Overall best footballer in History

One word for the guys above me

One of the best thing that happened to the leather game. LM10

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ArmaniUhuru:
Baba no need to leave jare, Barcelona is the best club in the world.

Who tell you

If c Ronaldo Aka ororo could succeed anywhere in the world and become world best and also become the he goat of the planet


Why can’t your Messi leave Barca and go play else where and make name there


Likes for Ronaldo and shares for Messi and dislikes for mikel the backward player ever liveth

GOAT

Nobody can afford him na, 100 trillion euros , when you're big, you're big but when you're Messi, you're 'biggestest'

So said a man who brought joy to football


That's how stars do...

If you can hate Messi for any reason, omoh u can equally hate yourself as well...

A man that knows love,friendship and respect!!

The only player who hasn't been booked with red card in his entire career in Barcelona


Oh King MESSI, I pray I will someday, invite you to Nigeria to have a dinner with Me!!

Greatest Of all Time!