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·30 August 2020

Calderon: Messi leaving Barcelona bad for Real Madrid

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Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon believes Lionel Messi's departure from Barcelona would be bad for both clubs.

Messi, 33, has handed in a transfer request to leave the Catalan giants.


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"It is important to have a team like Barcelona in our league, and for Real Madrid as well to have as a rival," he told Stats Perform News. "It makes both teams better.

"It used to happen with Cristiano [Ronaldo] and [Lionel] Messi. The fact that both have been in those teams made them better players.

"It encouraged them to improve themselves and win more trophies in order to beat the other. It is the same with Real Madrid and Barcelona.

"The clubs are always in a competition. This is what should happen between those two clubs."

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