Lionel Messi has reaffirmed his intention to remain with
Barcelona for the rest of his playing career, although he did
say that "there is a lot of movement in football and sometimes
everything doesn't quite go as planned".
"I'm taking things day by day at the moment, doing my best
to put together a solid season and help Barcelona do well so
we can win all the titles that we want to win, that we're trying
to win, and that's it really. Then we'll see. There's a lot of
movement in football", said Messi. "If it were up to me I'd
stay with Barcelona until I retire. But sometimes you don't get
everything you want, especially in the footballing world, where
so much happens and there are so many changes", he
continued.
The Argentine ace also gave a rundown on how he thinks
things are going for Barcelona at the moment: "It's a huge
club, and when you lose two games then there are problems
straight away, and there's criticism from every quarter. We've
got a new manager, with new ideas, and that takes time".
"We have more than enough players to do well this year. And
I'm keeping calm. This is just the beginning. There's still a
long road ahead of us in the league and in the Champions
League… so I'm not too concerned", concluded Messi, placing
his side's recent losses against Real Madrid and PSG in
context.