“As a Madrid fan, Messi is a concern; as a minister, let him continue at Barça”

José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, Minister of Culture and Sports, has also spoken, in the interview he gave to AS to take stock of this dramatic 2020 and his projects and prospects for next year, on how he experienced Leo's threat of departure Barça's Messi, at the beginning of last summer, after the famous burofax: “As the Madridistas surpassed Cristiano's departure, the Barça fans would overcome him. If I think as a Madrid fan, Messi is a concern, but as a minister and Spaniard Leo is an extraordinary player, I wish him the best and for Barça, and if you can and want to continue, continue “.

Rodríguez Uribes does not doubt that the departure of Leo Messi, despite his greatness, would not have to shake the Spanish League, since “Spanish football is at a very high level and this is how it is recognized throughout the world.”

He has also given his opinion on how he sees the leaders of the Primera classification, Atlético and Real Madrid, from whom he has never hidden his sympathy, although he has not wanted to predict what the outcome of the championship will be: “Atleti is very solid offensively and defensively, it is a team that we like to see play, while Madrid has had an extraordinary run in recent weeks. My prognosis? It is difficult, especially since there is a lot of championship left.”