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LaLiga: Barcelona admit they wanted Messi to play for free
Barcelona president, Joan Laporta, has admitted that he hoped Lionel Messi would agree to “play for free”. Messi left the club as a free agent to Paris Saint-Germain, once it became clear that Barca could not afford a lucrative contract extension. Both parties had agreed to fresh terms, but financial mismanagement at the Nou Camp…