Allowing Messi to leave Barcelona ´a mistake´ – Bartomeu says Argentina ace was ´more than a player´

Lionel Messi should never have been allowed to leave Barcelona for another European club, according to former club president Josep Maria Bartomeu. The relationship between Messi and Bartomeu reportedly became toxic during the latter’s final months in charge at Camp Nou, and Joan Laporta’s election win in March 2021 appeared to point to a brighter future […]