Crespo: Only Dad Jorge prevented Messi leaving Barcelona

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·12 September 2020

Crespo: Only Dad Jorge prevented Messi leaving Barcelona

Argentine great Hernan Crespo believes the father of Leo Messi is reason why he's still a Barcelona player.

Crespo, who played alongside Messi with Argentina, believes that the presence of the 33-year-old's father, Jorge, as his agent played a part in him not securing a move away from the Camp Nou.

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"Here again, with this whole situation, the issue is that... with all due to respect to Jorge Messi, it seems to me that in these circumstances you need a professional by your side," Crespo told TyC Sports.

"It's not the same thing to talk an agent, that is, someone professional, as your father... the agent is not going to take into account the family issue and so on.

"You need to be a professional in these cases."

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