Koeman - on Messi's departure in 2021: "I was told that he will stay, and at night Lionel left the club" (March 31, 2023)

Koeman - on Messi's departure in 2021: "I was told that he will stay, and at night Lionel left the club"

https://dynamo.kiev.ua/en/news/460561-koeman-on-messis-departure-in-2021-i-was-told-that-he-will-stay-and-at-night-lionel-left-the-club 2023-03-31 10:03 The former head coach of "Barcelona" Ronald Koeman spoke about the departure from the club of ... Koeman - on Messi's departure in 2021: "I was told that he will stay, and at night Lionel left the club"

31.03.2023, 10:03

The former head coach of "Barcelona" Ronald Koeman spoke about the departure from the club of the Argentine forward Lionel Messi in 2021.

Lionel Messi and Ronald Koeman, Getty Images

"It was a surprise. In the pre-season I was told: "Tomorrow we have a meeting with Messi and his father, we sign the contract and he stays." The next day, Laporta called me and said: "We have a difficult situation." And at night Leo left. "Messi is Barcelona, he has done so much for the club that he did not deserve to leave like this," Koeman was quoted as saying by Relevo.

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