In the summer, the unimaginable almost became a reality: Superstar Lionel Messi wanted to leave FC Barcelona – but ultimately remained only because the Catalans refused to leave. Nevertheless, the signs are for farewell in the near future. Manchester City is a potential new club for Messi.
In just a few weeks, Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona will meet in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The French interest in Barca superstar Lionel Messi now seems to have flared up again – if ever it was gone.
Messi, whose contract expires in the summer and who could therefore change without replacement, already last year openly flirted with a farewell from Catalonia. Even though the waves have now smoothed out, there is currently little evidence of an extension at Barca.
