Lionel Messi has decided to renege on his decision to quit the Argentinian national team and star for them once more.
The Barcelona forward had decided to call it quits after the Copa America that was held earlier this summer which Argentina lost to Chile and it represented the third final Messi was losing in three years.
But now after a conversation with new coach Edgardo Bauza, the Barcelona legend has decided to come back in the fold.
He said in a statement, “I see there are lots of problems in Argentine football and I do not want to create another,” he explained through a statement released on Friday.
“I do not want to cause any harm, I have always tried to do the opposite and help wherever I could.
“We have to fix a lot of things in Argentine football, but I’d rather do that from the inside and not criticising from the outside.”
The captain affirmed that it was his love of Argentina that had convinced him to come back for the next World Cup qualifiers after initially stepping down from the team.
“A lot of things went through my head the day of the last final and I seriously thought about quitting, but I love this country and this shirt too much,” he said.
“I thank all the people who want me to keep playing with Argentina, I hope we can soon deliver them some joy.”