(Image: AFP via Getty Images)"I knew it was going to end badly and I thought Leo was going to leave," Maradona told the Argentinian newspaper Clarin (via Marca). "Barcelona is not an easy club and he has been there for many years and was not treated as he deserves. Since Messi's failed attempt to terminate his Barcelona contract the club has seen former president Josep Maria Bartomeu and the entire board resign. Will Messi still leave Barcelona next summer? Much could depend on the outcome of the upcoming presidential election, and Maradona feels it is not a foregone conclusion that Messi will still decide to leave.

Source: Daily Mirror October 31, 2020 14:07 UTC