Lionel Messi has told Barcelona he wants to leave the club. All rights reserved. How we mistakenly celebrated Yakubu’s miss at 2010 World Cup – Brown Ideye | Legit TV, Leave your email to receive our newsletter, Get the hottest stories from the largest news site in Nigeria, Drop your mail and be the first to get fresh news. The drama of Messi's exit from Barca began since the club's humiliating 8-2 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter finals. The Uruguay international also appears on his way out of Barcelona. It remains unclear if Messi will be allowed to leave as a free agent this summer with several top European sides vying for his signature including Man United and Man City. — Luis Suarez (@LuisSuarez9) August 25, 2020. The striker is “very upset” with the way he’s been treated by the club. Luis Suarez also left on comment on Puyol's tweet - just two 'clapping hands' emoticon. Respeto y admiración, Leo. Messi wants to terminate his contract, which still has a year left to run, and depart before the start of the new season. Reports from tycsports.com indicate that the 33-year old Argentine maestro made his intentions to leave Barca known via a bureaufax message. Lionel Messi has reportedly told Barcelona that he wants to leave the Catalan club, as Carlos Puyol and Luis Suarez took to social media to wish him on his decision. 5 Aug 26, 2020 - 05:29 pm. Barcelona Set For New Tactics Under Ronald Koeman. All rights reserved. - Carles Puyol has taken sides with his former teammate Lionel Messi after saying he wants to leave Barcelona, - The Barcelona captain finally made it open to La Blaugrana that he wants to leave the club this summer, - Messi has fallen out with a number of top brass in the club following their Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich. Use of the CNN name and/or logo on or as part of NEWS18.com does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of Cable News Network in respect of them. Puyol took to Twitter with a message that read: “Respect and admiration, Leo. The two met to discuss the future in a tense meeting that left the Argentine surprised by the new coach’s approach, according to Carles Puyol Saforcada (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkaɾles puˈjɔl i safoɾˈkaða]; born 13 April 1978) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played his entire career for Barcelona.Mainly a central defender, he could also play in either full-back position, mostly as a right-back, and is regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation. The Barca legend played with the Argentine in the early years of his career and they won trophies during their short stints with the club together. Will Indo-US BECA Deal Strengthen India’s Military Prowess? Puyol & Suarez React to Messi’s Decision to Leave Barcelona, Copyright © 2020 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Carlos Puyol, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez (Photo Credit: AP). It seems that Messi has decided that his time is up. Carles Puyol has given his support to Lionel Messi following the stunning news that he has informed Barcelona that he wants to leave the club this summer..