President Alberto Fernández asked Lionel Messi “to finish his career at Newell’s Old Boys (from Rosario)” if he decides not to do it in Barcelona, the club he asked to leave after a 20-year relationship.
Asked about the news that shocked world football this week, the president stated that he would tell Messi: “you are in the hearts of all of us and we could never see you play in our land, give us the pleasure of finishing your career at Newell’s Old Boys “, and added that” if Messi does not finish in Barcelona, he must finish in Newell’s Old Boys “.
“As ever, I would like (Marcelo) Bielsa to return to Newell’s,” added the president to explain his position.
“Argentinos Juniors fans have a special affection for Newell’s, which is a great pool of players and Messi is one of them. There are fans who enjoy watching football play well, Argentinos and Newell’s are like that,” he said. .
In the program TV overdose, of the C5N channel, Fernández joked that he had consulted the president of the Central Bank, Miguel Pesce, to find out “how we were on reserves” with the aim of incorporating Messi into Argentinos Juniors, the club of his loves.
The president expressed his admiration for the captain of Barcelona, who was part of “a unique team in the history of world football” in relation to the one led by Josep Guardiola, which was also made up of Xavi Hernández and Andrés Iniestra, among others.
When choosing between Diego Maradona or Messi, Fernández answered “Maradona and Messi”, given that both were part of “two different eras of football.”
“The great merit of Maradona was that it was him alone against the world, I never saw a player like Maradona. I have a deep admiration for Maradona, honestly greater than the one I have for Messi because he was born in Argentina, but also because I saw him play alone against the world. He was a kind of gladiator, with incredible strength, “he concluded. (Télam and La Nueva.)
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