Netizens break down as Lionel Messi announces his Barcelona exit

Team Udayavani, Aug 9, 2021, 12:24 PM IST

As Lionel Messi announced his Barcelona exit at a press conference on Sunday, August 9, Netizens took to Twitter to express their sadness and cry along with the athlete.

Messi said, “A lot of things have gone through my head. I’ve still not come to terms with the reality of leaving this club now and changing my life. We need to accept it and move forward. The time when I made my debut, was my dream come true and everything that came later was amazing. I will always remember that moment where everything started,”

“I did everything to stay here. I agreed to reduce my salary by 50 percent,”  Messi said.

Take a look at how netizens reacted:

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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) August 8, 2021

https://twitter.com/pangeni_a/status/1424611576221343744

Lionel Messi Couldn’t hold his tears when saying Goodbye to Barcelona. 😔#LionelMessi #Messi #MessiForever #FCBarcelona #RwOT pic.twitter.com/hlMiWOAgUK

— 𝐋𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 Sport (@Lemessagersport) August 9, 2021

Lionel Messi that very emotional #END of an era #Messi

— Leeroy (@LeeChigwedere) August 8, 2021

https://twitter.com/rakshanaraghav/status/1424316962117611532