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		</div><p>An emotional Lionel Messi has revealed he expected to extend his stay at Barcelona.</p>
<p>It was announced on Thursday the six-time Ballon d’Or winner would not sign a new contract with his boyhood club, with president Joan Laporta saying a day later that the former regime at Barca in addition to LaLiga spending rules had thwarted any hopes of the Argentinian staying in Catalonia.</p>
<p>Speaking at his farewell press conference on Sunday morning, a tearful Messi got a standing ovation after speaking.</p>
<p>He said: “This year, my family and I were convinced we were going to stay at home, that’s what we all wanted more than anything.</p>
<p>“We’d always made this our own, we were at home. We thought we would be staying here in Barcelona. But today, we have to say goodbye to all of this.”</p>
<p>The 34-year-old, who has been heavily linked with a move to Paris St Germain, had been set to remain at the Nou Camp but is now a free agent.</p>
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<p>&mdash; FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_cat) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona_cat/status/1424315266478100480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>He added: “I did everything possible and the club, Laporta, they couldn’t do it because of LaLiga.</p>
<p>“I’ve heard things said about me, that I didn’t want to continue, but on my life, we did everything we could because I wanted to stay.</p>
<p>“Last year, I didn’t want to stay and I said it; this year, I wanted to stay and we couldn’t.”</p>
<p>PSG appears the most likely next destination for Messi and while he confirmed that joining the French giants was a possibility, he insisted nothing was yet agreed.</p>
<p>He said: “That’s honestly one possibility, to reach those heights, but I’ve got nothing confirmed with anybody.</p>
<p>“When the press release was published, I had a lot of calls and a lot of clubs were interested.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is the word of Leo <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Messi?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Messi</a>: <a href="https://t.co/k0btQ7k1py">pic.twitter.com/k0btQ7k1py</a></p>
<p>&mdash; FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/1424315134315540491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>“At the moment, I’ve not got anything closed, but we are talking about a lot of things.”</p>
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