Part of me happy Messi left Barca – Ray Adeka

<p>Nollywood actor Ray Adeka, famously known as Jeje, talks about Barcelona struggles since Lionel Messi exit, his sports life, and more in this interview with EBENEZER BAJELA</p>, <p>When you are not on set, how do you relax?</p>, <p>I like to read and listen to podcasts. I like music a lot, so it’s also nice and I hang out with friends. That’s basically how I relax. I read, listen to podcasts, and hang out with my friends. I just socialise, so it’s nice to have a lot of friends.</p>, <p>Are you a sports lover?</p>, <p>There was a time I used to really watch football back when I was young, but now, life happened. When I was a kid, I used to watch Barcelona, Champions League of course, and sometimes, the Premier League but not so much. I like Liverpool. I used to play football when I was younger but now, the only sport I enjoy playing is table tennis. I enjoy that game but then I workout, I like to work out. That can also be a sport. I go to the gym. It helps me relax.</p>, <p>Are you still a Barcelona fan?</p>, <p>I still identify with Barcelona. I used to follow them more then but I still am a Barcelona fan. I still love them. I know Lionel Messi has left but I still like them.</p>, <p>Looking at what the club has been going through, as a fan of the club, how have you been able to take it in?</p>, <p>Well, if you look at Barcelona now, you may think the club is not doing so well, and even though I don’t follow so much like I used to, I’m aware of what happened. The days of when the club were dominating seems to not be there, it’s now a whole mess. But again, I believe that the club that was once great can always be great again. So I’m hopeful that things will turn around eventually. Of course, I don’t know if we can ever go back to the days of Ronaldinho and the rest. I don’t know if that’s going to happen again but I believe anything can happen, anything can change. I’m so impressed with the younger players at the club now, Pedri, Ansu Fati and the rest of them, they have been fantastic. I’m sure with the righ