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Messi admits: I had a very bad time in the summer

Argentina forward Lionel Messi has admitted that his attempt to leave Barcelona in the summer, which was not successful, has affected his form this season.

In August, the 33-year-old superstar said he wanted to exercise a clause in his contract which purportedly allowed him to leave the Camp Nou on a free transfer.
Barcelona however refused, insisting that his €700m release clause had to be met.

“I dragged everything into the start of the season a bit,” Messi, 33, told Spanish television channel La Sexta.

“The truth is right now I’m feeling fine, but in the summer I had a very bad time.”

Messi, who equalled Brazil legend Pele’s record of 643 goals for a club by scoring for Barcelona in Saturday’s draw against Valencia, has been with the Spanish giants all his professional career and has won every trophy at least once at the club.

Messi, who can leave Barcelona for free when his contract runs out at the end of the season, is able to negotiate with other clubs from 1 January.

Barcelona interim president Carlos Tusquets, who took over until elections in January after Josep Maria Bartomeu resigned in October, has said that “economically speaking” Messi should have been sold in the summer.

“Right now I’m feeling good and looking forward to fighting for every competition we have ahead,” Messi added.

“I know the club is in a difficult moment at institutional level and on the pitch and everything surrounding Barca right now is difficult, but I’m feeling excited.”

Source: BBC.

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