Lionel Messi has revealed how he ‘wanted to leave’ Barcelona in 2016 due to the scrutiny on him amid a tax row with the Spanish government.
Messi is the finest player in La Liga and league chief Javier Tebas has previously admitted he was left ‘scared’ at the idea the Argentine could leave.
Speaking to radio station RAC1, Messi explained how along with his father Jorge he felt he was being ‘mistreated’.
The pair were found guilty of tax fraud and handed a 21-month suspended prison sentence.
“At that time, with the mess of the treasury, I wanted to leave, not for wanting to leave Barca but wanting to leave Spain,” Messi told RAC1. (Text, photo – Punch)
