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Messi says committed to Barca

BARCELONA striker Lionel Messi insisted yesterday he remains committed to the club despite a disappointing trophy-less season but would only stay on as long as it felt “affection” for him.

Messi agreed a new contract with the club worth a reported 20 million euros (US$27.4 million) net a year just last week. However, he was booed by certain sections of the Camp Nou crowd as Barcelona narrowly missed out on winning La Liga on Saturday in a 1-1 home draw to Atletico Madrid, which took the title for the first time in 18 years in a dramatic title decider.

“It is the people of (Football Club) Barcelona who will decide my future but my decision is to continue since I still sense that they feel affection for me,” the Argentine wrote on his Chinese Weibo account. “But if that were not the case I would look for a solution, because I will always want the best for this club.”


 

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