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| Messi during his time with Barcelona.Image:bbc sports |
"I don't want to leave this club - it's a club I love and this is a moment I didn't expect
Argentine football star Lionel Messi was moved to tears by a standing ovation at a news conference confirming his departure from FC Barcelona.
Messi is ending his 21-year association with the club, who cannot afford to honour the new contract they agreed with him because of La Liga's salary limit.
Messi, Barcelona's record goalscorer, submitted a transfer request last summer before agreeing to stay for the final year of his contract.
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| Messi during the press conference image credit :Getty images |
That expired on 1 July and Messi is now in talks over a move to Paris St-Germain.
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