Lionel Messi, Barcelona forward and captain has underlined his commitment to the club, saying he is not going to leave the club again, despite his attempt to force an exit from the club this summer.
Messi,33, wanted to activate a clause that would allow him opt out of his contract,but after a meeting between his father and the club, he has now reversed course and committed his future to Barcelona.
On Friday, September 4, Messi was on an interview with Goal, he admitted he felt frustrated after a season that saw Barcelona go trophy less and finished with a humiliating 8- 2 defeat to Bayern Munich In the Champions league quarterfinal.
He said he wants the best for the club and always wants to win with the club.
He said;
"I will continue at Barca and my attitude will not change no matter how much I wanted to go, I will do my best .
"I always want to win,I'm competitive and I don't like to lose anything. I always want the best for the club,for the dressing room and for myself."
Barcelona's Champion league failure has now reached five seasons, with Ronald Koeman, the club legend brought in to bring back glory days.
"I said It at the time that we were not given the support to win the Champions League," the Argentine added.
"Actually,now I don't know what will happen. There is a new coach and new ideas.
"That's good,but then we have to see how the team responds and whether or not it will give us to compete at the top level. What I can say is that I'm staying and I'm going to give my best for Barcelona."
After Messi officially declared his intention to leave Barca last week,the club appeared intent on challenging Messi in court.
But Messi says he never wanted to take Barca to court
"It has hurt me a lot that things are published against me and above all, that false things are published," Messi said.
"Or that they came to think that I could go to trial against Barca in order to benefit myself.
"I would never do such a thing . I repeat I wanted to go and it was entirely my right , because the contract said that I could be released. And it's not,I'm leaving and that's it . I was leaving and it cost me a lot.
"I wanted to go because I thought about living my last years of football happily. Lately I have not found happiness within the club."
Messi also admitted that he has had chances to leave Barca in the past.
" I always put the club before anything else. I had the possibility of leaving Barca many times," Messi said.
"Every year I could have left and earned money than at Barcelona. I always said that this was my home and it was what I felt and feel.
To decide there was somewhere better than here was difficult. I felt that I needed a change and new goals,new things. As usual, I am going to give my best, we will do my best to fight for all the objectives and hopefully I can dedicate myself to the people who have had a bad time," Messi said.
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