He wanted the Argentine superstar, whom he described as the best player in the world, to extend his contract at Camp Nou.
Messi bid farewell to Barcelona in tears in the summer of 2021 after 17 years with the club. His departure has a lot to do with the financial turmoil at the club and the superstar has moved to Paris Saint-Germain.
Messi is a living legend of Barca.
Koeman was the coach at Camp Nou when Messi left and told then president Josep Maria Bartomeu to convince the striker to stay in Catalonia.
In the documentary FC Barcelona, ​​to new era, Koeman told Bartomeu: “We both have to tell Leo Messi to move on. I want the best player in the world to stay.”
However, things did not turn out the way the Dutch coach wanted. M10 has arrived in France and continues to play brilliantly for PSG. Recently, he won the most important title of his career, the World Cup trophy.
Thanh Vu | 17:54 December 28, 2022
