Messi's camp have made it clear they were angered by the comments of Jose Elias about the Argentine.
Elias, Barcelona's guarantor, had said: "Messi wasn't crying because he wasn't staying at Barça, but for a range of things.
"He was finishing a cycle. And on top of that, he had made his life in Barcelona with his family."
Messi's people are disappointed because he had just won the Copa America and has been scoring goals in the Champions League for PSG, showing he is not dipping in his professional career as was implied.
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