Lionel Messi's father, Jorge, has explained the relationship he has with his son. In an interview with 'Diez Mas', Jorge said that Messi the best player in the world was created "in a family like any other in Argentina" and added that his communication with the crack "is normal." He underlined that they have always been "united" and said that he transmitted values of "sacrifice and respect" to a young Messi.
"We have a normal relationship because, privately, the role of a dad is the same in any family. Lionel was born and raised in a family like any other in Argentina, where he achieved everything through sacrifice and respect. Our culture, in our country, is like that: everything is achieved through sacrifice and that forges values," Jorge said.
UNITED DESPITE AGE DIFFERENCE
With regards to his relationship with the FC Barcelona forward, he said that they "have always been really united, despite the age gap. As for Leo, because he was the youngest [child], he was always protected by his elder siblings."
JOURNEY TO BARCELONA AT 13
On Messi's move to Barcelona as a teenager, as a solution to growth problems, Jorge commented that it "was hard, but everything is to do with what I said before: we are a family that has achieved things through sacrifice, which does not mean that we were forced to do it. It was a life choice.