Barcelona spoke on the controversial statements of Lionel Messi | Total Sport | World football

The Barcelona, through its spokesman, Josep Vives, does not consider the statements of Lionel messi to 'Sport' suppose any pressure on the entity, since it considers that the interview fits within "the most absolute normality".

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"We do not see, at all, a pulse from Messi to the club for this interview. The interview, in general, is positive. It expresses arguments that are argued and respectful," Vives said during the presentation of the 'Observatori Blaugrana', a macro-survey with members and Entity fans.

The spokesman insists that he does not believe that with his statements Messi has shown any kind of distrust of the club: "The interpretations are free, but we are more interested in the truth than the interpretation."

Nor does it consider that a "gap" has been opened in the relationship between the club and the player following these statements. "It is an interview that fits into the most absolute normality. There is no gap between Messi and the club, he makes interesting assessments," he said.

And in this regard, Vives commented that when Messi says he doesn't know if the Barça He did everything possible for the return of Neymar, he does so from the ignorance of the negotiation.

"It also says that the PSG makes the agreement very difficult. The reality is that the club did its best, as explained by the president (Josep Maria Bartomeu), and in the end it could not be done," he said.

For all these reasons, Vives recommends interpreting "the whole sentences" and not keeping the interested party. "If you take everything you say Messi, it is clear that there is no such distrust, "he said.

As for the return of Neymar, the spokesman referred to Bartomeu's statements that work must continue and does not rule out that it may occur in the future.

Asked about whether the club and the environment of Neymar have negotiated the possibility of withdrawing a double demand, which will be seen on September 27, in a court of Barcelona, ​​on account of the signing bonus of the last renewal of the Brazilian, Vives no He wanted to comment: "It is not now time to talk about this, because otherwise we would harm the facts."

(EFE)