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Watch the video of ‘sad’ Lionel Messi receiving trophy for Barcelona after failed exit

Edwin Kwakofi by Edwin Kwakofi
September 22, 2020
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Lionel Messi’s desire to leave Barcelona this summer was much-publicised and was the story of the transfer window.

His ultimate decision to remain at the Catalan club appeared to have put the matter to rest, at least for another year.

However, it seems that despite ending speculation over his future by remaining at Barcelona, Messi might still not have put his scuppered move behind him.

Barca won the Joan Gamper Trophy, the friendly tournament hosted by the club before the start of their La Liga campaign, on Saturday beating Elche 1-0.

While winning this preseason trophy might not be the biggest deal in the world, one would expect a little more emotion than was shown by the Barcelona captain when he was presented with the trophy.

A sad and forlorn-looking Messi left the bench, walked up to the presentation area where he was given the trophy, and posed for the mandatory photo before promptly walking off without raising the trophy which he did last year.

He then joined his mates for the group picture with the trophy.

Take a look at the video below:

Pain, just pain pic.twitter.com/Hw53jpuPaL

— mx (new acc) (@MessiMX10i) September 20, 2020

Some fans of the player were not too pleased about seeing the Argentine looking so unhappy and expressed their anger at Barcelona for not honouring his wishes.

The way things going on, barça will force Messi to retire

— 🌠 MESSImerizing 🌠 (@IM_RAK1B) September 20, 2020

Really just pain pic.twitter.com/TAn8JllipC

— mx (new acc) (@MessiMX10i) September 20, 2020

when you got betrayed by something you supposedly to love https://t.co/JSxVgmQDkE

— Naufal Ardian (@ardiannfl) September 21, 2020

watching this really breaks my heart 😪💔 forcing him to stay another year at Barça is really a dick move @FCBarcelona this will never be forgotten https://t.co/FHQ0t0uBJS

— YOU•MATTER (@official_drew21) September 21, 2020

I have never seen him this lifeless. I can’t believe that Messi dedicated his entire life to Barcelona and the only request he had was to leave in peace and the club’s clown owner held him hostage against his will. It is so sad to watch and they are even selling players. https://t.co/vebKnOI3eI

— Mostafa Hossam (@Mostafa_7os) September 21, 2020

Free the GOAT now 😖😖 https://t.co/db5oABoB09

— Artetics (@anthony_mbuthia) September 21, 2020

Just add this track to any clip and it’s the saddest thing you’re gonna watch for the day https://t.co/4r4BxH3gtS

— M. Kayali (@Mohamad_k23) September 21, 2020

They treating their greatest player of all time like this. https://t.co/ezk06CG8k3

— BELLY BUTTON SEX (@aryan_ch0w) September 22, 2020

Messi’s expression of his desire to leave Barcelona sent shockwaves through the world of football and left fans of the Spanish giants scrambling.

Frustrated by recent goings-on at the club and humiliated by Barcelona’s 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich, Messi wants out immediately.

The player cited a clause in his contract which allows him to leave Barcelona for free at the end of every season but Barcelona, unwilling to let their star asset leave so easily, claim the clause expired in June, and any potential buyer would have to pay Messi’s astronomical £623million release clause.

 

The situation became so heated that even La Liga have jumped in, siding with the club in the dispute, with suggestions that the league is desperate not to lose Messi, a few years after Cristiano Ronaldo switched camps to the Italian Serie A.

The Argentine was locked in an impasse with the club, which threatened to boil over into a very hostile situation.

Every team was interested in getting Messi but only a handful had the financial muscle to try and prise the Argentine away from Barcelona.

Eventually, he decided to stay at the club although he made it clear it wasn’t a choice he was happy with.

 

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