straight to your inbox Lionel Messi has opened up on the disillusionment at Barcelona that led to him handing in a transfer request this summer.
Messi, 33, has taken the decision to stay at the club for the remaining year of his contract following two days of talks between the president and his father and agent Jorge.
However, Barcelona were right to be worried that their star asset and one of the best players in the game wanted to leave. In a punchy interview accompanying his decision to stay at the club, the forward made it clear that his decision in part came down to the complete unwillingness of Barcelona to keep their word that he could leave - and his own unwillingness to take the club that he loves to court in order to escape for a.
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