Messi says he considered leaving Barcelona after tax problem

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi says he considered leaving Barcelona after being targeted by Spanish tax authorities in the early 2010s.
Messi says in an interview with Catalan radio station RAC1 he felt he wasn’t treated well in Spain and didn’t want to stay in the country after being accused of not paying his taxes properly.
He says it was a very difficult situation for him and his family and hinted that if there was an official offer from another club at the time he mig