Full text of Messi’s farewell speech: I promised my children that we would come back after a few years.

At 6 pm on August 8, Beijing time, Messi held a farewell conference at Camp Nou. He expressed his reluctance to leave Barcelona in an emotional speech.

Here is the speech:

“I don’t know if I will be able to speak. Over the past few days, I have thought But what can I say, and the truth is, I haven't said anything, I'm stuck, and I still am, after all these years, and having created my whole life here, I wasn't prepared for it, and it's so hard. . Last year when the Burofax incident happened, I still believed (that we would stay), but this year I didn't believe that we would stay in our home, and that's what we want most. The first thing is to be at home and continue to enjoy our life in Barcelona, ??both in sport and in daily life.

"Today it's time to say goodbye. For many years, I have been here since I was very young and after 21 years I will leave with my wife, three Argentinian-Catalans (three sons)... I am proud of my time in this city I am extremely proud of everything I have done and experienced. After being away for a few years, we will come back, this is my promise to the children. All I can do is thank you all for everything I've been through. I grew up with the values ??of this club and I will always strive to manage myself with humility.

"I have experienced many good things and some bad things, but it has all made me grow and become the person I am today. From the moment I came here until the last moment I am here , I have always given everything to this club and this jersey, and I can leave with satisfaction. Thank you to the fans for their love for me. I prefer to say goodbye in another way. I didn’t think about the way to say goodbye, because I didn’t. I thought about this question. I wanted to say goodbye on the court with the fans, so that I could hear the last cheer and everyone's last expression of love for me... I missed them very much when playing on days when the stadium could not be opened. I miss celebrating goals with them and hearing them chant my name.

“I left this club without meeting the fans, and I haven’t seen them for more than a year and a half. I wanted to get close to the fans and say goodbye to them properly, but this is the only way I can do it now. I want to thank you all again for the love you have shown me over the years. The fans' affection remains the same. I feel their love and I feel the same for them. Anyway, hopefully I can be part of this club again, be able to contribute, and hopefully Barca continue to be the best club in the world. I will definitely forget a lot of things... That's all I can say, I can't speak anymore, thank you all. ”

Reprinted from understand the ball emperor