Messi's father reveals why his son left Barcelona for sign to PSG: "Find out"
Lionel Messi's father and agent spoke about the player's departure from Barcelona and gave details of his responsibilities in leaving the Catalan club.
Lionel Messi's father, who also represents the best player of the world, spoke about his departure from Barcelona and blamed, without naming him, Joan Laporta. Lionel Messi's father and agent, Jorge Messi, declared before flying to Paris with his son and daughter-in-law and his three grandchildren that the person responsible for his departure from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain could be at the club.
Jorge Messi arrived at the Catalan airport of El Prat and, when asked if his son was sad about having to leave the Blaugrana, Jorge Messi said: "Have you not seen him? Messi Sr. made those statements upon arriving at Barcelona airport shortly before his son did so to catch a flight to Paris.
Lionel Messi had accepted a 50% reduction in his salary but upon returning from his vacation an earthquake shook the world of soccer that ended up leaving Messi out of Barcelona. The Catalan club did not make any offer to the Argentinean and announced that due to problems with La Liga the Argentinean would not continue at Barcelona.
With Messi's arrival at PSG, the team's main objective will undoubtedly be the French Champions League. For this, the team coached by Mauricio Pochettino has a squad that will go down in history.
Messi's legacy
Lionel Messi spent nearly two decades with Barcelona, making his debut in 2004 and playing 17 seasons with Barcelona. He helped the club win the Champions League four times, the Spanish League ten times, the Copa del Rey seven times and the Spanish Super Cup eight times.
Barcelona's all-time leading scorer moves to Paris, leaving the Catalann team with 672 goals in 778 games and is the top scorer in the Spanish league with 474 goals in 520 games. Messi was the top scorer in La Liga in eight seasons, and in the Champions League in six editions.