How Barcelona kicked out Luis Suarez made Lionel Messi hurt Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, still hurts when he remembers Luis Suarez’s transfer to Atletico Madrid earlier this season. In detail, Lionel Messi commented on how Barcelona treated Luis Suarez. Luis Suarez inevitably moved to Atletico Madrid after he was not included in the ideas of the new Barcelona coach, Ronald Koeman.
At the beginning of his presence, Ronald Koeman had publicly said he wanted to rejuvenate the team at Barcelona. Not playing games, the famous Ronald Koeman immediately kicked several senior Barcelona players a few days after being legalized.
Luis Suarez as one of the victims of the dismantling of Ronald Koeman’s team can be said to have been kicked by Barcelona with disrespect. Because, Luis Suarez, who had a year remaining on his contract at Barcelona, was kicked out by Ronald Koeman by telephone. Luis Suarez, who did not accept the news that he had wanted to take his conflict with Ronald Koeman to justice.
The cold war then made Luis Suarez dropped from the Barcelona pre-season team and had to train alone while he was looking for a new team. The drama then ended with Luis Suarez’s decision to accept a 2-year contract from Atletico Madrid. Considering the transfer of Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi admits that he is still hurt to this day.
Lionel Messi is angry that Luis Suarez, who is called his close friend and Barcelona legend, has been kicked out of respect. Messi was confused because Barcelona released Luis Suarez to a rival team. “I had planned to leave Barcelona before Luis Suarez was kicked out,” said Lionel Messi, who had also wanted to leave earlier this season.
“But what happened with Luis Suarez was absolutely crazy,” Lionel Messi added. “I am not happy with Luis Suarez leaving Barcelona. I don’t think he should go like that,” said Lionel Messi. “Not only that, Barcelona released Luis Suarez for free to a competing team,” added Lionel Messi.
During an interview with La Sexta, Lionel Messi explained things related to his future. Lionel Messi has confirmed that he will be in Barcelona until his contract expires in June 2022. Even so, Lionel Messi cannot guarantee that he will continue to wear the Barcelona uniform next season. Lionel Messi admits he will decide his future at the end of this season after speaking with Barcelona’s president-elect.
For information, Barcelona will hold a club presidential election on January 24, 2022 to look for an alternative to Josep Maria Bartomeu who resigned at the end of October 2022. Recently, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) is reported to be monitoring Lionel Messi’s condition in Barcelona.
The issue became stronger after Mauricio Pochettino was reported to be the new PSG coach to replace the expelled Thomas Tuchel. Initially, PSG’s most expensive player who is a close friend of Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr, also threw a code. Neymar Jr has publicly said he would like to play alongside Lionel Messi one more time. Many groups view Neymar Jr’s admission as a reflection of PSG’s transfer plans for next season.
Source: kompas.com
