The Spanish club, Barcelona have announced today that their captain and talisman Lionel Messi will leave their club on a free. This came as a shock to everyone, club and Messi included, as both parties had a deal agreed only 3 hours ago according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. The club have released a statement stating that the deal couldn’t be finalized “because of financial and structural obstacles (Spanish Liga regulations)”.
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The Argentinian magician will be shocked to leave as he thought that he would join Barcelona for training with new teammates Memphis Depay and lifelong friend Sergio Agüero. The Barcelona board will undoubtedly be disappointed as they couldn’t retain, to many people the greatest footballer of all time. Right now no one has reported a potential new club for Messi, as everyone expected that his contract would be extended. The Covid situation has affected a lot of club’s finances for the worst, so it will be interesting to see who will make an attempt to sign the Argentinian.
Many football fans have always wondered how Messi will adapt to another club and most probably league. Their question will be answered very soon as the player will reportedly continue playing and not retire.
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