Barca: Messi Is Greedy, Shedding Crocodile Tears — Saleh

Former Egypt and Libya coach, Mohsen Saleh has criticised Barcelona former player, Lionel Messi, describing his tears during a press conference as “crocodile tears”.

The ex-Pharaoh boss said the six-time Ballon d’Or winner is greedy because he could have reduced his salary to remain in Barcelona.

Messi was in tears while addressing the media where he confirmed that a move to Paris Saint-Germain is a possibility.

“Crocodile tears are when a hypocrite cries despite not feeling any kind of sadness. He in fact feels the opposite way,” the 72-year-old wrote on Twitter.

Saleh asked, “Messi, why are you crying when you could have stayed by sacrificing a part of your salary due to the club’s current financial state?”.

“You’re greedy, and you’re not the only one, you claim you left because of the rules while others claim they left for ambition.”

Messi is Barcelona’s all-time top-scorer with 672 goals from 778 appearances across all competitions.

He also picked up 34 trophies with Barca, including 10 La Liga titles and four Champions League diadems.

The Argentina international became a free agent following the expiration of his contract with Blaugrana in June.

The Camp Nou giants were unable to tie him down to a new deal due to “financial and structural obstacles”.

With that, Messi’s trophy-laden spell with the 26-time Spanish champions came to an end and he is expected to announce his next destination in the coming days.

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