'People Want To Make Messi Retire Early'
25 February, 2021
With Lionel Messi coming under a whole lot of criticism for his work to leave FC Barcelona, it has been claimed by a former Blaugrana participant that certain people want to force the six-time Ballon d'Or winner into early pension.
The 33-year-old attemptedto cut himself loose from Barcelona through the off-season carrying out a fallout with then-president Josep Maria Bartomeu.
Messi, however, stayed found in Spain against his own wishes, but was intensely criticised by parts of the club's fans who exactly accused the frontward of disloyalty.
Past Blaugrana midfielder Juan Manuel Asensi has jumped to his defence, saying he believes those supporters will regret just how they have treated Messi when he eventually does approach on.
"Folks are disrespecting Messi," he told Radio MARCA.
"They would like to make him retire early on.
"I can't know how you will be against Messi and how someone at Barcelona can problem him after getting the best player for 10 years.
"You will need to build him a monument and the day Messi leaves Barcelona various will cry because they're treating him badly and he doesn't deserve all of this."
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za