Lionel Messi said on Saturday that he had not expected that he will leave Barcelona at all.
"I didn't expect it at all," Messi said in an interview with France Football this week. "In my head, I was going to go [back to Barcelona], sign and start training straight away.
"I thought that everything was set and I just needed to sign it. But when I got there, they told me that it wasn't possible anymore. They told me that I couldn't stay and that I'd have to find a new club because they couldn't renew my contract. It changed my plans. "