Exactly one year ago today (Monday) Lionel Messi bade farewell to Barcelona in an emotional press conference in a scene that many thought was never going to happen.
It was a stunning moment in football history, one that no-one really expected to see despite Barcelona’s financial struggles, it became one of the iconic images of 2021.
Ad At the time Messi’s destination was uncertain, Manchester City were still circling as well as a few other clubs both in and out of Europe as sporting directors frantically crunched the numbers.
Ligue 1Messi overhead kick lights up PSG opening-day thrashing of Clermont FootYESTERDAY AT 18:19 As we know now Paris was to be his next stop but it was far from plain sailing.
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