'Imagine': Bombshell Lionel Messi news rocks football world
Barcelona icon Lionel Messi is reportedly set to leave the Catalan club this year in what could be the most dramatic transfer of all time.
Messi, arguably the greatest footballer of all time, cut a dejected figure after Bayern dismantled Barcelona 8-2 and set multiple records in their Champions League knockout match.
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It’s been 44 years since the last time Barcelona had conceded five in a single European clash, when they went down 5-4 to Levski Sofia in March 1976 in the UEFA Cup.
Yet another historic worst was thus recorded, with Barca conceding eight goals in a single match for the first time since 1946, when Sevilla inflicted an 8-0 thrashing on the Catalans in the Copa del Rey.
The humiliating result, plus the apparent restructuring of the squad in the twilight of Messi’s career, has sparked rumours he wants to leave sooner rather than later.
But in a huge development, the reporter who broke Neymar’s departure from Barcelona for a world-record fee to PSG has also claimed Messi wants out now.
This is despite one more year left on the 33-year-old’s contract, according to Marcelo Bechler for the Brazilian outlet Esporte Interativo.
According to the reliable @marcelobechler, Lionel Messi wants to leave Barcelona immediately, not when his deal expires in 2021.
Per an inside source at the club, Messi has never been this isolated from Barça, and he has no belief in the sporting project. pic.twitter.com/i1fVRgbxRi— Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy) August 16, 2020
Football fans reacted to the reports Messi could end up in the Premier League.
BREAKING: Marc-André ter Stegen
has been appointed chief of security to stop Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona.
👮♂️ pic.twitter.com/GbUSzodQR4— Goal (@goal) August 15, 2020
Imagine being the president of Barcelona or being on the board and having Lionel Messi leave the club under your watch.
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) August 16, 2020
Lionel Messi reportedely wants to leave Barcelona this summer and not in 2021 according to @marcelobechler (who broke the Neymar to PSG news.)
Imagine he ends up in the Prem 😳 pic.twitter.com/F6rmIJZV3B— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) August 16, 2020
Souness calls for City and United to sign Messi
Despite the reports, it is likely Messi will line-up for Barcelona when La Liga starts shortly for the 2020-21 season.
But a Messi-less Camp Nou seems unthinkable considering the Argentine has stunned fans at his boyhood club for more than 16 years.
While Graeme Souness said Manchester United and City shouldn’t waste anytime signing the mercurial forward if he were to hand in a transfer request, many still can’t fathom Messi wearing another jersey.
Messi signed a new deal in 2017 with Barcelona with a buyout clause reportedly worth $1.1 billion.
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