Pere
Gratacós, a Barca club director, who was head of Sports Institutional
Relations with the Royal Spanish Football Federation, made the comments
after the Copa del Rey quarter-final draw.
Gratacos claimed Messi would not be as good without his teammates, despite the Messi's role in the win over Athletic Bilbao , .
"Leo is one of the most important people in the team, but it's not just about him," he said.
"He would not be as good without [Andres] Iniesta, Neymar and company, but Messi is the best."
Th
club released a statement saying; "FC Barcelona have dismissed Pere
Gratacos as head of institutional sporting relations with the Royal
Spanish Football Federation for having publicly expressed a personal
opinion that does not match that of the club after the draw for the
quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey held today in Madrid," the Catalan
club said in a bizzare statement:
"The decision
has been taken by Albert Soler, director of professional sports, who
will assume these functions directly from now on."
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