Chapter 962 Messi is coming!

"Leo."

Carlos Bilardo, wearing a suit and a light blue tie, walked into the stadium and came to Messi's side.

The Argentine superstar had stopped crying at this time, but was still sitting on the grass, holding his head.

He was ashamed to face the Argentine fans in the stands, nor was he ashamed to face the people of his motherland who had placed high hopes on him and the team.

He felt very ashamed and embarrassed.

"The organizing committee has just informed me that they have decided to nominate you as the best player of this year's America's Cup, so you can prepare well."

America's Cup Player of the Year?

That is the player with the best performance in this tournament!

"Am I?" Messi raised his head and looked at the former famous Argentine coach and current national team leader in front of him.

"Of course, there is no doubt about that!" Bilardo nodded without hesitation.

Speaking of this America's Cup, although Messi's performance is not at his peak, it is definitely considered to be quite good.

Strictly speaking, Messi was dragged down by Argentina.

Although the team is full of talented players on the offensive end, there is a serious shortage of players in the midfield, which directly leads to Messi having to be the organizer in the midfield and also to participate in the offense in the front, which is too tiring and hard.

The decision to use Pastore was made after discussions between the coaching staff and the Football Association, but now it seems that this decision was not a wise one.

At least it has been proven more than once in the America's Cup that Pastore not only failed to liberate Messi, but instead held him back.

But even so, Messi still dragged Argentina all the way to the final.

Two years and two runner-up titles in two major competitions, this is definitely a big blow.

Bilardo even had some doubts as to whether Messi could still hold on.

Perhaps, the best player of the tournament is a good consolation.

However, Messi shook his head and stood up from the grass. "Carlos, please tell them that I don't want it. Choose someone else!"

"Why?" Bilardo frowned.

Is there anyone who would refuse to accept the award for the best player of the tournament?

"This is more like a shame for me!" After saying that, Messi turned around and walked towards the player tunnel.

Judging from his appearance, he probably doesn't even plan to attend the award ceremony after the game.

Bilardo put his hands on his hips, looked at Messi's depressed and lonely back, and sighed deeply.

He could vaguely guess something, because in last year's World Cup in Brazil, after Argentina lost the final, Messi received the best player of the tournament, but was severely criticized by the Argentine media and fans. Some even ridiculed and mocked him for only caring about personal interests and ignoring national honor.

Now, it was another tragic runner-up and an embarrassing player of the tournament, but he chose to refuse the award.

But does it work?

Bilardo thought it was useless because even if you refused to accept it, those who wanted to blame you would still blame you.

However, Messi's refusal to accept the best player award must have been a headache for the organizers, and they still have to think about how to communicate.

While Bilardo was worrying about how to explain to the organizers that Messi refused to accept the best player award, Messi walked into the locker room alone, sat in front of his locker, and stared blankly ahead.

There was nothing there, but he was fascinated by it.

I casually took out my cell phone from the closet at the back. There weren't many apps on it, just two pages in total.

He just kept flipping the pages left and right, it was very boring.

He wanted to find someone to talk to, but he didn't know who to talk to.

He thought of his wife, who was in the stands, and he thought of his teammates in Barcelona, ​​but was it appropriate?

Including Pique, many of his Barcelona teammates are not happy with his decision to leave the team that trained him, and there is some estrangement between them. Is it appropriate to contact them at this time?

He also thought about his upcoming Southampton teammates, such as Fabregas, his best friend.

But he didn't think it was a good idea to disturb Cesc now.

He even thought of Guardiola. They had a good relationship recently and had a cup of coffee together not long ago, but...

Many times, many things, once broken, are difficult to make as good as new again.

Even though he still respects Guardiola and is very convinced of Guardiola, he has to admit that they can no longer be as close as before.

He thought of many people, but in the end he discovered sadly that he didn't even have a friend with whom he could share his troubles.

He sadly discovered that at this moment, in this empty locker room, he seemed to have been forgotten by the world.

Even if he is Messi, there will be times when he feels lonely!

There was noise from the award ceremony outside. Had they all let it go?

He casually opened WeChat, and just like usual, no one left him a message.

Messi doesn't like chatting on WeChat or using Weibo because he feels that these social tools don't have the warmth that should be present in communication between people, and there is no feeling at all.

The same sentence, typed on a mobile phone screen, sent in a voice message, or even in a video, you have no way of understanding the other person's psychology or accurately guessing what they mean.

That's pretty boring, isn't it?

But this does not mean that Messi does not know how to play. On the contrary, he plays often, every day, but he just does not show up.

I saw a red dot in my Moments, clicked on it, and found that someone had updated it.

A person named Master Huan posted a photo in his circle of friends. It was taken from the side stands. The picture of Messi crying with his head in his hands on the court was very clear. There was green grass all around, but he looked lonely.

"Don't always think about saving the world by yourself. That won't make you great, it will only make you lonely and hurt yourself!"

"Look back, your teammates, your friends, are right there!"

I don’t know why, but when Messi saw this sentence, he suddenly felt touched.

Master Huan?

Oh, he remembered, wasn't he the owner of Southampton?

We met several times in Barcelona before, and we added each other on WeChat.

From the angle of the photo, it looks like he's in the stands. Is he coming to San Diego?

Did you come here specifically to watch this game?

Messi clicked on the reply in the circle of friends and typed lightly, "What a soul-stirring message, Master Huan!"

Soon, Master Huan replied, "It's very nourishing, right? It has been officially included in Master Huan's Quotations. When I find a publisher, I will publish it. I guarantee it will be a bestseller around the world, and the royalties will be huge!"

Messi couldn't help but smile. This Young Master Huan was still as funny when he spoke on WeChat as he was in real life.

"Is Master Huan in San Diego?"

"Um, would you like to have a cup of coffee together?"

Under normal circumstances, the well-behaved Messi would never agree to this because it violates the national team's rules.

But now, he actually wanted to have a friend who could talk to him.

"OK!"

"Ok, see you at the door!"

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Argentina's tragic loss of two major tournaments in two years immediately aroused the regret of Argentine fans around the world.

But at the same time, Messi's refusal to accept the best player of the tournament also attracted the attention of the media and fans.

The media and fans' reactions to the Argentine superstar's move were polarized, with some criticizing it and others understanding it.

Just like when he received the World Cup Best Player award last year.

Whether to receive it or not is a question!

It is worth mentioning that after the game, some media reported that Messi chose to leave the National Stadium early and did not stay with the national team. This caused dissatisfaction among many fans, who believed that Messi’s behavior after the team’s defeat was very irresponsible.

However, Argentina national team coach Martino expressed his understanding in an interview with the media, believing that Messi was sadder than anyone else for losing the America's Cup, so he could understand Messi's inappropriate behavior.

Argentina national team coach Bilardo took the initiative to defend Messi, saying that Messi had communicated with him, and also hoped that fans and the media could give Messi more protection and freedom.

But just when the America's Cup had just come to an end and the club began its summer preparation phase, European media once again broke explosive news.

Charlene Lahiri, a popular British anchor, publicly revealed outside her own media program that Barcelona superstar Messi has signed with Southampton, but the transfer fee is not the 200 million euros rumored by the outside world, but 150 million euros.

On the show, Charlene Lahiri said that Messi's idea of ​​leaving Barcelona was not sudden. As early as when Spain launched a tax investigation against Messi, Messi had already thought about leaving Spain.

But what really determined Messi to leave the team was the attitude of the Barcelona management.

With the arrival of Neymar and his increasingly outstanding performance, Messi's role in the team has gradually faded.

As a transition from the old to the new, Neymar is gradually replacing Messi and becoming Barcelona's star player. Selling Messi, obtaining a huge sum of cash, and rebuilding a competitive team has become a major option on the management's table.

Cristiano Ronaldo's determination to leave Real Madrid made Barcelona realize that selling Messi is no longer a problem, especially when sponsors have said that the team's sponsorship contract will not be affected by Messi's departure, Barcelona's management began to think about it.

Charlene Lahiri revealed on the show that Messi's transfer to Southampton was actually basically finalized several months ago, but both sides kept a tacit understanding and did not announce any clues to the public.

During the show, Charlene Lahiri also said that Cristiano Ronaldo joined Tottenham Hotspur in North London and Messi moved to Southampton in South London. The two superstars gathered in the Premier League at the same time, which will undoubtedly greatly increase the highlights of the Premier League.

Following Charlene Lahiri's revelations, media around the world have turned their attention to Messi's transfer.

The Saints' current lineup is already luxurious enough. If Messi comes, wouldn't it be a gathering of stars?

Who can stop the Saints at that time?

For a time, media and fans all over the world were frantically following the Saints' every move.

Amid this trend, the newly appointed Saints coach Ancelotti led the team to a training camp in China in a low-key manner to prepare for the new season, and will then go to the United States to participate in the International Champions Cup North American region.

But in the only interview with Chinese media, Ancelotti talked about Messi, saying that Messi is the superstar that all head coaches in the world dream of, a phenomenal player that no team can refuse.

This was also understood by the media and fans as a gesture of goodwill to Messi.

The media were obviously not satisfied with such statements and rushed to Southampton and Barcelona, ​​but both teams remained silent, refused to be interviewed, and did not make any comments to the public.

However, the British Sun soon revealed a bombshell that their reporters spotted Messi's father in a high-end residential area on the south bank of the Test River in Southampton, and found out that Jorge Messi had already found a luxury house in Southampton.

This gets the fans excited.

Even the house has been bought, why is it time to transfer?

Southampton fans are extremely excited and eagerly looking forward to it, because Messi is really coming!