It has been a number of years since Lionel Messi’s emotional departure from FC Barcelona, however his deep respect and love for the membership stay unquestionable.
Even throughout his time at Paris Saint-Germain, Messi didn’t tolerate any feedback that disrespected the Blaugrana, as revealed by his former teammate Leandro Paredes.
Messi didn’t communicate to Paredes for 3 months
In truth, Paredes has even revealed that there was a time when Messi didn’t even communicate to him at PSG for 3 months for his anti-Barça feedback.
The incident occurred in February, 2021, when PSG confronted Barcelona at Camp Nou within the Spherical of 16. The Parisians claimed a shocking 4-1 victory, with Kylian Mbappe scoring a hat-trick.
Within the warmth of the second, Paredes made a remark to encourage his teammates, however Messi, who may hear every little thing within the empty stadium attributable to COVID-19 restrictions, took offense.
“We didn’t discuss to one another for about three months. I had a extremely unhealthy time,” Paredes advised Infobae (h/t SPORT).
Messi spent three months not chatting with Paredes (Picture by Leonardo Fernandez/Getty Photos)
“I despatched him a message the following day, then one other one 15 days later. I advised him: ‘It wasn’t for you, it wasn’t meant to offend.’ However he didn’t reply. He didn’t reply for 3 months,” he added.
The silence lasted till June 2021, when Argentina reunited for World Cup qualifiers and the Copa America. Paredes, nervous about how Messi would obtain him, lastly obtained his reply when the captain approached him.
“It had been three months with out us speaking, and I assumed: ‘Now I’ve to see how he reacts.’ However no, a phenomenon, a phenomenon,” Paredes mentioned, recalling how Messi even broke the ice.
“We arrived on the coaching camp on the identical day, I arrived a bit early and he appeared in my room. I used to be brushing my tooth, it was very early, and he threw water on me and mentioned: ‘What are you doing up so early?,” he concluded.