Lionel Messi Aims Another Dig At Barcelona Over Luis Suarez Departure

Lionel Messi has taken another shot at Barcelona, this time over the way Luis Suarez's transfer was dealt with, as his former teammate joined Atletico Madrid.

It's quite clear that Messi isn't happy at all at the Nou Camp, even though he's staying at the club until the end of this season when his contract expires.

One of the reasons he was unhappy in the first place was reportedly the decision to get rid of Suarez, with the striker's transfer to Atletico being confirmed on Thursday.

It was quite clear that Suarez was upset at leaving and would have prefered to stay and now Messi has posted his displeasure on Instagram.

Alongside a few pictures of the pair together, Messi wrote, "You deserved a send off for what you are: one of the most important players in the club's history, achieving important things both as a group and individually. And not to get kicked out like they did. But the truth is that at this point nothing surprises me."

In the rest of the caption the Barcelona captain, who, alongside Neymar, made up on the of the best attacking trios in modern football with the Uruguayan, said, "I was already getting the idea but today I entered the locker room and the card really fell. How difficult it is going to be not to continue sharing the day to day with you, both on the courts and outside.

"We will miss them so much. It was many years, many mates, lunches, dinners ... Many things that will never be forgotten, every day together.

"It will be strange to see you with another shirt and much more to face you."

The MSN trio is now completely split up. Image: PA Images

Messi wanted out at Barcelona himself this summer but only stayed when it became apparent that he couldn't leave for free. He is set to walk out at the end of his contract next summer.

The only chance of that changing is if Ronald Koeman can drastically change things on the pitch and a new president replaces Josep Maria Bartomeu and makes the correct changes.

Right now it's not a dignified end to Messi's time at Barcelona, it's quite sad to see.

Topics: Football, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, La Liga

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