Lionel Messi blasts Antoine Griezmann’s uncle over Barca drama: ‘I’m tired of always being everyone’s problem’

Captain Lionel Messi has admitted that he’s “drained” of being made out to be a “downside” for Barcelona after teammate Antoine Griezmann’s uncle not too long ago prompt that the Argentina worldwide has made life arduous for his nephew since transferring to Camp Nou final yr.

“I’m bored with all the time being the issue of all the things contained in the membership,” the 33-year-old stated following a protracted flight again to Barcelona from South America after two draining World Cup qualifiers towards Paraguay and Peru.

Emmanuel Lopes had stated in a documentary about Griezmann on French channel M6 that he anticipated the 29-year-old to “battle to succeed for the primary six months however not for a yr” earlier than including that “with Messi round… I do know what goes on inside and it’s not simple.”

Lopes was additionally joined by Griezmann’s former agent Eric Olhats in criticizing Messi and issued a scathing evaluation of his former shopper’s troubles in Catalonia.

“Antoine arrived at a membership with severe issues the place Messi controls all the things,” stated Olhats to France Soccer. “He’s each emperor and monarch and didn’t see Antoine’s arrival with good eyes.

“Messi’s perspective has been deplorable; he has made him really feel it. I’ve all the time heard Antoine say that he had no issues with Messi however by no means the opposite approach round. It’s the regime of terror. Both you’re with him or you’re towards him.”

Messi’s outburst strains an already fatigued relationship between participant and membership after the South American legend tried to go away over the summer season solely to be stopped legally due to an expired launch clause in his contract that might have seen him go away totally free.

Ronald Koeman has since taken over as coach however Barca proceed to battle on and off the pitch and Josep Maria Bartomeu not too long ago resigned as president.

To make issues worse, the Blaugrana have been hit by tighter salary restrictions imposed by La Liga due to COVID-19 as they proceed to be ravaged economically by the disaster.