The former Barcelona manager, Ronald Koeman departed at the beginning of this season when his side of Barcelona were on a losing streak and on the 9th spot in the La Liga.
Now Koeman has finally come back to the world with his controversial interview with a German publication.
“It was at the insistence of the club’s management that I agreed to the departure of some players to put the finances in order.
“But then when you see that they go and sign a player for €55million (Torres) shortly after letting Lionel Messi go…
“Then you wonder if there wasn’t something else going on. Why did Messi have to leave?”
The Dutch man seemed to be jealous of the free reign Xavi has been handed when it comes to choosing players to play and sign. However his question still remains a good one.
Why did Messi have to leave?
Barcelona tried to clear those doubts by giving justifications about Ferran Torres and more. They said these new players were only added to the wage bill after multiple cuts in pay and players which made those additions possible in the first place.
However, whatever the case is now, fans of Barcelona have made peace with Messi’s departure and would love for Xavi to turn things around as he’s attempting to do and win something big.