The record man, the Argentine star Leo Messi says goodbye to the Barça club at a press conference. The greatest legend in the history of Barça will speak for the media at the Camp Nou, but also for Barcelona fans around the world.
In a brief statement, Barcelona clarified that despite the existence of an agreement between both parties, the economic situation of the entity and the LaLiga regulations made it impossible for the Argentine star to continue. That is why Messi, who had ended his contract with the Blaugrana entity, would not renew and would look for a new club (Paris Saint Germain with Neymar).
In this way, Leo Messi puts an end to a long career in the Barça team. He came to the club in 2000 in Infantil B, where he already stood out from the other boys his age. Since then, he has been climbing categories at a meteoric speed until he became one of the club’s greatest legends.
Messi’s debut with the first team on November 16 in a friendly in Do Dragao, in 2003. A year later, he debuted in official competition in a derby against Espanyol in LaLiga Santander, where from then on his career was unstoppable. Since then, he has become the great standard of the Barça team and has broken all the records in the club to be considered by many as the best in the world and in the history of football. Along with Iniesta, Xavi Hernández, Puyol, Piqué … the great legends of the last decade of the club.
Leo Messi has been the great architect of Barça’s golden age. He has led the club to the conquest of 10 Leagues, 7 King’s Cups, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 4 Champions League, 3 European Super Cups and 3 Club World Cups. This has allowed Barcelona to become the richest club in the world, winning the “Sextete” with Pep Guardiola on the bench (2009) and the “triplet” with Luis Enrique on the bench and his friends Neymar and Luis Suárez up front. in 2015.
The importance of Messi has been noted not only in collective titles, but also in individual achievements. The Argentine star has scored 474 league goals during his time at Barcelona, making him the top scorer in the history of the competition, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo or Zarra. In addition, he has scored another 70 goals in other national competitions, as well as 128 more goals in international competitions, for a total of 672 as many officials as culé. Its significance in the game has gone beyond the numbers achieved.
Messi has won 6 Ballons d’Or, a FIFA World Player and a The Best. The Argentine has been Pichichi 8 times in LaLiga Santander, 6 times Golden Boot and was recognized as the Laureus award for the best male athlete in the world in 2019. The South American star is now 34 years old and will still continue at the highest level for a few more seasons , surely in Paris. Today he says goodbye to Barcelona, the club of his life, and surely emotions are running high.
Messi’s press conference schedule on his departure from Barcelona
Leo Messi’s press conference about his departure from FC Barcelona it will be this Sunday August 8, at 12.00 hours at Auditori 1899 of the Camp Nou.
Where to see Messi’s press conference on his departure from Barcelona?
Joan Laporta’s press conference on Messi’s departure can be seen on Barça TV and Barça TV +. La1, LaSexta and Antena 3 Noticias will also connect live at the national level during the press conference. You can follow all the information about the press conference live on the Mundo Deportivo website.