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BREAKING: I Will Continue At Barcelona, Lionel Messi Breaks Silence

Barcelona vs Eibar: 'I'll Not Wash My Clothes After Receiving Messi's Hugs'
Messi during a home match against Arsenal on August 4, 2019. JOAN MONFORT/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Argentine star Lionel Messi has broken the silence amidst Barcelona exit saga, stating that he has decided to stay at the club.

Having made this u-turn, the 33-year-old might end up leaving his boyhood club for free come next season.

“I thought and was sure that I was free to leave, the president always said that at the end of the season I could decide if I stayed or not,” he said.

“Now they cling to the fact that I did not say it before June 10, when it turns out that on June 10 we were competing for La Liga in the middle of this awful coronavirus and this disease altered all the season.

“And this is the reason why I am going to continue in the club. Now I am going to continue in the club because the president told me that the only way to leave was to pay the €700 million (£624m) clause and that this is impossible.”

“When I communicated my wish to leave to my wife and children, it was a brutal drama,” he added.

“The whole family began crying, my children did not want to leave Barcelona, nor did they want to change schools.”

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