Messi: “It was unfair with Koeman and Valverde”

“One day I will return to Barça.” This is how forceful Leo Messi has shown himself, once again, when questioned about his return to the Camp Nou after leaving it this past summer and against his will. “Today there are teams better than Barça in the Champions League”, the Argentine star has told the newspaper Marca after receiving the eighth Pichichi that credited him as the top scorer in the League 20-21.

Messi maintains that the Barcelona club “has been unfair to Koeman and Valverde” because he considers that the two coaches were not the only ones responsible for the serious problems that are experienced at the Camp Nou.

He did not mention, however, Quique Setién who was fired after 2-8 in Lisbon. “Barcelona is going through a stage of reconstruction with a team in which there are many young people,” said the Paris SG forward.

“I speak often with Xavi. Since forever. We are friends, we have shared many things. I am sure he will do well because he knows a lot, he is a hard worker and knows the house well”

Messi, PSG player

“Xavi will make Barça grow. He knows a lot and knows the house perfectly,” said Messi, sure that the arrival of his old teammate will shake a decadent team. “He has lived in Barcelona since he was a child and has renewed his enthusiasm because he is a person highly respected by the fans and by the players,” he added.

In permanent contact with Xavi

Not only that. It will also be a key element in the impulse of the young people who have come to the Camp Nou. “He will be a very important coach for the younger footballers because he will teach them. With him, the team will grow a lot. I have no doubt,” admitted Messi, who maintains a fluid dialogue with the new Barça coach.

“What they told me is that they could not renew me and that I could not stay. We do not have to look for more culprits or see what happened”

Messi, PSG player

“I speak often with Xavi. Since forever. We are friends, we have shared many things. I’m sure he will do well because he knows a lot, he is a hard worker and knows the house well,” said the Argentine forward, who feels “already adapted “to his new life in Paris after specifying that” Koeman arrived at a very difficult time for the club in which important players left, but he was able to remove many young people. As I say, always the easiest thing is to blame the coach.

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And five coaches have paraded through Barça (Valverde, Setién, Koeman, the interim Sergi and now Xavi) in search of a solution. “The situation of Barcelona saddens me. I am a fan and I want the best for that team,” acknowledged Messi, who did not want to delve into the causes of his unexpected departure. Nor did he want to reply to Laporta. “What they told me is that they could not renew me and that I could not stay. We do not have to look for more culprits or see what happened. I’ll take what they told me and that’s it.”

Reference-www.elperiodico.com

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