Lionel Messi is an Argentine-born football (soccer) player who was named Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) world player of the year five times (2009–12 and 2015). Naturally left-footed, quick, and precise in control of the ball, Messi is known as a keen pass distributor and can readily thread his way through packed defenses.
These days, the media has been hotly debated about the transfer of the world’s best player Lionel Messi from his FC Barcelona team.
Although reports linking him to a move from the Nou Camp are getting stronger every day, his teammate and young Dutchman Frenkie de Jong revealed something shocking yesterday.
According to a Goal.com report citing Fox Sports, the young player revealed Lionel Messi until the article was written was still in the team’s Whatsapp group.
“I still hope Messi is still there when I return. But it is not up to me.
“But until now he is still in our Whatsapp group,” explained the young player. The rumors of the transfer earlier this morning intensified when he reportedly agreed to personal terms to move to Manchester City.
Saga’s move to leave Messi from the team he has represented since the teenager began to be a concern after they suffered a defeat to Bayern Munich previously.
In the quarterfinals, Barcelona defeated the German giants 8-2 to show their way out of the prestigious competition
Sources: Goal.com