Lionel Messi says he felt ‘actually unhealthy all of summer season’ amid potential switch away from Barcelona

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The Argentine ahead drew stage with Pele’s file of 643 targets for a single membership on the weekend and he may surpass that mark as Barcelona faces Actual Valladolid on Tuesday.

“The reality is right this moment I am good, however I used to be actually unhealthy all of summer season, since earlier than summer season, due to how the season ended,” he mentioned in an interview with Spanish TV channel La Sexta.
“Then got here what occurred in summer season, the burofax and all of that. Then actually I dragged that into the start of the season. These days, I am good.

“I’ve the motivation to significantly battle for every thing we have now in entrance of us … I do know the membership is dealing with an advanced second, on the membership and group stage, and that makes every thing round Barcelona troublesome, however I’ve motivation.”

Messi looks on during Barcelona's draw with Valencia on Saturday.

Messi beforehand mentioned he had wished to go away Barcelona “all 12 months” and claimed a clause in his contract meant he may achieve this totally free, however the 33-year-old was in the end pressured to remain because the membership disagreed and wasn’t keen to scale back its €700 million ($897 million) launch clause.

He additionally mentioned his love for the membership meant he had no intention of taking the matter to court docket and dragging out a authorized dispute.

Barcelona is presently fifth in La Liga and eight factors behind chief Atletico Madrid after a rocky begin.

‘Horrible’ with out followers

On Monday, Messi picked up his seventh Pichichi trophy as final season’s prime scorer in La Liga, bettering Telmo Zarra’s file of six awards.

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He scored 25 targets in 33 league video games final season as Barcelona completed second behind Actual Madrid and has netted six occasions thus far this marketing campaign.

Upon amassing his fourth consecutive Pichichi trophy, Messi spoke of the issue of enjoying with out followers in stadiums.

“It is horrible to play with out followers. It isn’t a pleasant feeling,” he instructed Marca.

“Not seeing anybody within the stadium makes it like coaching, and it takes so much to get into the sport initially. That is why we see such even video games.

“It’s extremely exhausting to beat whoever you’re enjoying in opposition to.

“The pandemic has prompted soccer to vary so much, and for the more severe. We’re seeing it in video games. Hopefully in spite of everything that is over, we are able to get folks again into the stadiums and get again to regular.”

Patrick Sung Cuadrado contributed to reporting.

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