Barcelona star Lionel Messi says he won’t commit to any presidential candidate.
Messi, though, says he isn’t disappointed that Josep Maria Bartomeu is no longer in power at Barcelona.
“I had been telling Bartomeu that I wanted to leave for months,” Messi told La Sexta. “He made me promises that weren’t kept later. He deceived me a lot of times.”
The No.10 was questioned on his future at the club, but he himself insists that he doesn’t know yet what the future holds beyond the 2020/21 campaign.
“I don’t know where I’ll be next year,” Messi said. “Although I can negotiate with clubs from January 1, I won’t do it until the end of the season.”
During the conversation, the captain expressed his frustration with the idea some have of him being in control at Barcelona, and that he decides what happens within the team. For that reason, he was reluctant to show support for any presidential candidate.
“I don’t want to position myself with any candidate,” Messi said, “especially because of those who say that I manage the club. If, on top of everything, I say that I prefer one of them…
“None of the candidates have contacted me. Whoever wins will have a tough job and they’ll have to do things intelligently.”
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