The moving letter from Gerard Piqué to fire Lionel Messi: 'Nothing will ever be the same again'

08/06/2021 17:23

• Clarín.com

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Updated 08/06/2021 17:23

They react.

Little by little but they react.

Incredulous and shocked, but they surrender to the facts and begin to abandon the stillness.

24 hours have passed since Barcelona made it official that Lionel Messi "will no longer be linked to the club."

President Joan Laporta's reasons have already been heard, who won with the promise of retaining 10, after Josep María Bartomeu's scandalous exit.

The reaction of the players, unlike how the club communicated it, is

full of feelings.

Of sadness and good wishes

for his already ex-partner, while the image of Rosario disappears from the official website and his billboards of the Camp Nou are downloaded.

The first of the current squad was Sergio Busquets, but perhaps one of the most impressive was that of

Gerard Piqué

, who started at the club with Messi at the age of 13, 21 years ago.

Leo.

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- Gerard Piqué (@ 3gerardpique) August 6, 2021

“

Nothing will ever be the same again

.

Not the Camp Nou, not the city of Barcelona, ​​not ourselves.

After more than 20 years at the club, you will stop wearing the Barca shirt.

The reality, sometimes, is very harsh

".

Then, he recalled the years in which they met and maintained that they had a career together that "if we had designed it at that time, it was impossible to do better."

And he concluded: “

I know that one day you are going to come back

, there are still things to do.

Enjoy wherever you go and keep winning as only you know how to do ”.

This Friday afternoon, the French Antoine Griezmann, one of those pointed out by the fans who consider that his presence on the squad threatened against the possibility of including Messi's renewal in the Barcelona budget, also joined the round of greetings.

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"The only thing I can tell you and that every soccer lover will think about it: THANK YOU! Thank you for everything you have done in Barcelona! For the city, for the club ... you have changed everything! I am sure it is not a goodbye but a see you later and that your path will cross with FC Barcelona again, "the world champion with France wrote on his Instagram account.

And he completed: "I wish you the best, that you and your family be happy wherever you go. Very few know what it is to be Messi and you were an example for me in every way."

Busquet, another who emerged in La Masía and companion of a thousand battles of Rosario, had published hours before: “

Still trying to assimilate everything and knowing how difficult it will be

, I can only thank you for what you have done for the club and for those who we have accompanied in these years and specifically towards me ”.

“You came as a child and

you are the best player in history

, having made this club grow to the height that it deserves and making history individually and collectively.

I can always say that I played and shared many moments with you, most of them very good and I was lucky to grow up and enjoy 13 seasons with you ”.

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A post shared by Sergio Busquets (@ 5sergiob)

In conclusion, the 2010 world champion in South Africa expressed: “Beyond all this, I remain with the person and the friendship we made, I will miss you a lot.

I can only wish you and your family the best

because you deserve it, you will be missed ”.

For his part, Ansu Fati, one of the promises of the Culé team, also posted a message on his social networks: "

All the boys who came to the Masia dream of being able to play with you

, I feel fortunate for having fulfilled it."

Who has not yet spoken was

Sergio "Kun" Agüero

, who arrived in Barcelona this season and had the dream of sharing a team with his friend and teammate.

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A post shared by Ansu Fati (@ansufati)

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