Lionel Messi’s brother Matias on Wednesday courted controversy when he stated that the Argentinian famous person will solely return to Barcelona if present membership president Joan Laporta is kicked out.
“I’ve a SPORT reducing that claims “Messi ought to return to Barcelona” and I’ve put beneath it “Hahaha”. We’re not going again to Barcelona, and if we do, we’re going to have a very good clearout, kicking-out, amongst others, Joan Laporta who’s ungrateful in any case that Messi did for Barcelona,” he will be heard saying in a now viral clip.
“Individuals (in Barcelona) didn’t assist him. Individuals ought to have gone out to do a march or one thing, let Laporta depart and Messi keep. The Spanish are traitors. I let you know as a result of I would like it to return out of our guts and never take heed to issues that aren’t true,” he added.
🚨🚨💣| Leo Messi’s brother: “We’re not going again to Barcelona & if we do, we’re going to do a very good cleansing. Amongst them, kick out Joan Laporta. Individuals (in Barcelona) didn’t assist him.” 🇦🇷😳 [via @AlbicelesteTalk]
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Messi needed to depart Barcelona as a free agent in 2021 to hitch Paris Saint Germain after spending 20 years on the Camp Nou. Laporta had promised that Barcelona would be capable of retain Messi however monetary state of affairs resulted within the famous person leaving after a really emotional press convention.
Matias additionally claimed within the clip that Messi was the one who had put Barcelona on the map and with out him the membership could be nothing.
“(I believe) Barcelona grew to become identified due to Messi. No person knew about them earlier than. Whoever’s had the possibility to go to Barcelona and see the museum, you possibly can see that the museum is Messi,” he stated as quoted by Soccer Espana.
Messi lately starred with a objective as Paris Saint Germain defeated twelfth positioned Toulouse and prolong their lead on high of the Ligue One desk. Messi curled in an beautiful objective into the underside nook from outdoors the realm within the 58th minute and put PSG 2-1 forward, serving to the hosts recuperate from a woeful begin the place they conceded first.