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Lionel Messi admits he’s been close to quitting La Liga giant Barcelona.
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.
He and his father 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.
“I felt that I was being very mistreated and I didn’t want to stay here. I never had an official offer because everyone knew my idea to stay here.
“It was very difficult for me and my family because people don’t know much about what’s going on.
“The truth is that it was hard for everything that happened but it is better that my children were small and did not know. It was very difficult for me and my family because people don’t know much about what’s going on.”