Could Messi leave Barcelona?
FC BarcelonaParis Saint-Germain and Inter Miami – these are the three clubs he has on his senior CV Leo Messi. However, that doesn’t mean that many other teams weren’t interested in the Argentine. The talent of the teenage footballer was noticed by the biggest ones. Who tried to sign the future football star? Horacio Gaggioli, Messi’s first agent, revealed details of the talks.
– How close was Messi to signing a contract with Real Madrid at the beginning of your career? – asked Jose Felix Diaz. “Real Madrid were interested in him when he was young, when he was 16 or 17, but Leo never wanted to leave Barcelona.” – Gaggioli stated. – Arsenal also tried to sign Messi, why didn’t they bring him in? – Yes, Arsenal were interested in signing Messi at the beginning of his career, but he really didn’t want to leave Barca – added the first agent of the legend of world football.
Leo Messi made his debut for the senior team of Barcelona on 16 October 2004 in a match against Espanyol. At the Estadi Olimpic, Lluis Companys replaced Deco in the 82nd minute. At the time of his debut, he was 17 years, 3 months and 22 days old. The Blaugrana won the match 1-0. The Argentine played a total of 778 matches for FCB.
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