I Was Never Going To Play For Another European Team After Barcelona – Messi

Barcelona legend, Lionel Messi has come out to say that he wanted to return to the club after leaving PSG. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, he intended to return to a club he never stopped wanting to play for when he left France, but Barcleona’s financial struggles made the dream impossible.

Messi added that since he already decided to never play for another European team, his family chose MLS eventually.

His words, “I had the intention of returning to Barcelona and being able to go back to a place I always wanted to be, but it was not possible again.

After that, it became a family decision. The fact that we won the World Cup also had a big impact. I was clear that I didn’t want to be at another team in Europe, I didn’t want to go to any of them.”

WOW.

Futbol Club Barcelona is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.

Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto “Més que un club” (“More than a club”). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the third-most valuable sports team in the world, worth $5.51 billion, and the world’s fourth richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €582.1 million.

The official Barcelona anthem is the “Cant del Barça”, written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs. Barcelona traditionally play in dark shades of blue and garnet stripes, hence nicknamed Blaugrana.

In March 2021, Lionel Messi overtook Xavi’s record of 767 games played for the club, and presently has made 778 official appearances in all competitions, while also holding the record for the most appearances in La Liga matches for Barcelona, with 520.