Lionel Messi is LEAVING Barcelona! Which club will he play for next? | ESPN FC

Barcelona has announced star man Lionel Messi will be leaving the club after 17 years at the Camp Nou. The ESPN FC crew share their thoughts on why Barca couldn't get a deal done and speculate where the Argentine legend will be playing next.
0:00 Julien Laurens says the first thing he thought when he saw the news was that Barcelona are bluffing.
8:12 Gab Marcotti outlines the financial mess that Barcelona finds themselves in.
12:00 Which club will Lionel Messi play for next season?
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[@IroonieLA]

The Bartomeu disaster. Signing useless players every other year, offering ridiculous wages to every single player. Barca needed defenders for past 5,6 years at least. What did they do? Kept signing forwards. Barca Logic…

[@marshallraihansahirman3853]

But messi is a great player

[@kadafijo4638]

Barca won the champions league and la liga for the last 6 Years. Griezmann Depay Dembele aguero are good signing. Young players like Ansu fati, Pedri are good. The team will still be competitive

[@jonneapina6559]

@@marshallraihansahirman3853 didnt know

[@TylerSolvestri]

@@kadafijo4638 They won CL cuz Laporta practically left with Barca having an ideology and a philosophy that was kept under the management of Luis Enrique, that has nothing to do with Bartomeu and Rosell you clown, stop selling lies and sucking Bartomeu off

[@blackwarwolfdls8303]

HALA MADRID

[@ivan_7076]

ESPN got finesse lmao no Messi no Ramos no varane for them to cover in the games so much for the 8 year deal 😂

[@babajideodusanya8843]

There's hazard and Dembele and GOATwaithe

[@yodacosanostra3742]

What do you even mean

[@keron-sandiford9136]

@@yodacosanostra3742 he's joking

[@paulstevens2395]

@@yodacosanostra3742 ESPN FC got an 8 year deal to stream La Liga

[@yodacosanostra3742]

Oh fair enough 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@badujoyo6133]

Lord braithwaite : "finally it's time for me to shine😤😤😤😤"

[@AAgent477]

Goatwaite🔥🔥😂😂😭

[@kuhisyamuddin8431]

@@AAgent477 shitwaite

[@kaelomodikwa2554]

Griezman 👯‍♂️

[@nhdarling2]

His bald head already shines, trust me

[@seyamrahman1002]

@@kuhisyamuddin8431 Hes the richest FCB player now Messi left

[@borutopicks2076]

Aguero : I can’t wait to play with you messi Messi : Umm, so about that..

[@nasseryousif1222]

😭

[@hman8338]

Bruhhhh

[@seyamrahman1002]

Same for Depay

[@loveplayaboy888]

Aguero is on his way to being the greatest of alltime.

[@borutopicks2076]

@@loveplayaboy888 lol, he now wants to leave barca & got injured 😂

[@africareigns]

Such a shame that Messi won't get a farewell from the Barça fans at the Camp Nou.

[@spark556]

Its all a pr stunt

[@alphanjr1025]

@@spark556 barca fans hope so, probably it is

[@zerax47]

He may get on Saturday

[@ekales_]

@@spark556 How I wish that is true. We want Messi to stay at Barca forever.

[@aravindjayaprakash343]

Barca will not be playing UCL next season…. Barca will be next failed Italian clubs…. Ouch! Barca deserves nothing but sewer!

[@SomeOneFromOFS]

The doctors at Man City will be made to find an error in Graelish' health check 😂

[@sid5417]

It sucks to be Pep right now. $100million blunder it seems like now. Also kane boutta return to training like a good boy lol

[@alone2break]

Grealish*.. so much for an edited version..

[@jimmyleo7786]

He can still win the premier league by putting Jack grealish on the bench! But if they wanna sign messi they will go for him and not for kane because of false 9 king

[@KB-lt8xd]

Nah City will buy Kane Messi and Grealish this summer to add onto their already 800 mil squad. And then when Pep wins the prem yet again he’ll get called a genius

[@spark556]

@@KB-lt8xd hope u have that same energy with P$G

[@MathewSimonGospel]

300m on Coutinho, Dembele, and Greizmann. Enough said...

[@abhishekmazumder2060]

more than 300 mil brother

[@shantanu4455]

Earned 200m + from neymar sell!! So what's the deal

[@mohammadshatila3502]

More like 380 million

[@leemaituer9033]

@@shantanu4455 €400 million total wage expenditure,more than man utd,Bayern,Atletico,Real madrid,Chelsea........

[@leemaituer9033]

@@shantanu4455 not including the extra benefits they gave to messi for around €400+ million euros which is literally close to €1 billion.

[@SasukeUchiha-vb2vy]

I really don’t believe it till I see him playing at another team

[@lijiroy6658]

Sasuke ... How much can u actually see

[@arkodebganguly2123]

Please come back to the village 😭😭😭😭

[@misterman6691]

@@lijiroy6658 used too much mangekyo

[@SoZo]

Messi when he left Barcelona is like uchiha Madara when he left konoha..

[@siddhantkulkarni8851]

@@SoZo can't wait for when he plays against Barcelona

[@deadeyegamer3020]

Breaking News: Jack Grealish signing has been canceled by Man City. They did not have a proper explanation but sources are saying that situation got little Messi today😂😂

[@vesprey2484]

🤣🤣

[@abel3497]

so you mean Messi jacked him out ? 😅

[@deadeyegamer3020]

@@abel3497 pretty much

[@nigel8960]

💀

[@_Dope96_]

Fr?

[@nebuchadne33ar]

Inter Milan? The same inter Milan that couldn't agree on signings with Conte

[@unknown3158]

Are all you guys dumb or sth? Conte left because Inter had to sell some key players to make up for the financial crisis, which Conte didn't want. Messi on the other hand is a great investment for any club. The money you get in from signing him would be much higher than what you would have to pay him. Any club, regardless of the financial status, would benefit financially from signing Messi.

[@MHF786]

@@guizarkino because barrtemeou signed so many expensive players and gave them such high wages that it's very very hard to keep messi. Even after he agreed to half his wage. Their are many benchwarmers that are earning more than the actual players and are not willing to reduce their wages.

[@liim_10]

I think messi will buy inter Milan instead🤣🤣🤣

[@samdefore2692]

@@liim_10 he should buy Barca instead since they in debt to the tune of over billion, he could be self employed.

[@liim_10]

@@samdefore2692I'm sad that he is leaving 🤧I can't believe it

[@miligramm_navvy]

The fact that none of the guys were able to see Messi at another club, really goes to show how insane it would be to see him leave.

[@benedictchinweuba5820]

I'm with Shaka in saying that if PSG have Messi, Mbappé, and Neymar and don't win the Champions League, football has failed 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@alphanjr1025]

honestly that team is insane , if they get a little luck then they cud actually win it, maybe.

[@sdm3032]

With messi 100% sure that they will win UCL..Its crazy to think messi and ramos might gonna play in same club soon 🤣🤣🤣

[@mrforeigner2167]

It's the opposite actually - football has won vs money

[@One-12937]

@@sdm3032 Messi is washed, he’s not the same player he was 10 years ago. Why can’t you fan boys get this? Why do you think Barca let him go? They know he’s done, that’s why they didn’t fight for him.

[@sdm3032]

@@One-12937 Lol 🤣 Penaldo fanboy spotted..Man carried barcelona and argentina all alone

[@Abhishek-om9ol]

Two minutes silence for ESPN who signed a blockbuster deal with laliga🤐

[@cyrus773]

😆🤣😂 that's a good one.

[@chisel9893]

😅😅😅

[@sdm3032]

La liga is nothing now after Messi and Ramos left

[@shawnfritz1857]

@SD M don’t forget varane 😂😂 Atleast de paul came to atm gives la liga some hope of not being boring

[@darryltobiko4576]

Don’t worry Mbappe is coming

[@jerrydboss7251]

Why did Barca agree a deal they knew wasn't going to pass because of the rules, if La Liga budge and break from the pressure, they will be the laughing stalk of the football world

[@aryan.4855]

La Liga board are Real Madrid fans.

[@angelajoseph428]

Because they are foolish ! The sale of Messi last year would of give them at least 100 mil . Now they loose him for free in one the most historical ridiculous way 🤷‍♀️

[@wizzer4385]

@@angelajoseph428 you cant sell messi or there fans would riot the club, streets and stadium.

[@davidburke7777]

They expected La Liga to bend the rules for them again

[@footballfan5961]

They can't sign messi because barca and all LALIGA clubs rejected the CVC deal the only way barca can register messi as a barca player Just because of this deal but they rejected

[@arturoorozco7302]

Craig is great ...that last line" (if kane returns to training) im going to be dissapointed" was hilarious😂😂😂

[@kindface]

Craig has some pretty wicked lines. I enjoy watching the guy.

[@josephachor3810]

😄😄😄

[@luishernandezblonde]

Josep Bartomeu has achieved the greatest thing in his life: destroying Barcelona in every corner.

[@lexkanyima2195]

From day 1

[@debbieelder5140]

Shameful

[@goldenayo2005]

This is sad. I can’t imagine him after 21 years of service. Unbelievable. Bad game move by La Liga and Barca. I really hope he goes to PSG or Man City in good spirit.

[@watwat1004]

He is not leaving its a bluff game that barca is doing to force La Liga to cave in. Trust me Barca already told Messi this would happen and I am not surprised nor is he.

[@leothe7664]

Who’s watching the Spanish league now lol

[@KB-lt8xd]

Yep. La Liga not allowing Barça to bully them into bending the rules is such a bad move on La Liga’s behalf

[@ibrahimshees6146]

@@watwat1004 bro i hardly doubt tht. Barca has already released a vdo on utube ryt. I dont know whts happening

[@ibrahimshees6146]

@@leothe7664 barca till i die. But messi💔

[@justyn8054]

Gab said Messi going to Inter Milan means buying the club…that was hilarious 😂 😂

[@chrisramirez1671]

Gab lowkey always throws some good snipes lol

[@samdefore2692]

Gab annoying as if MLS clubs would pay Messi wages.

[@christianwestling2019]

He has been connected to Inter before.

[@micky100]

@@christianwestling2019 yea just connected, by fake media

[@conchaivn]

Barca made priority signing other players first and let Messi contract expired, betting on the fact La Liga will make exception for Messi as he alone draws in massive viewers around the World to La Liga. The other way around, priority Messi first then sign other players would be much harder, as there is no chance La Liga make exception for anyone not named Messi.

[@gustaaf1892]

Messi was signing year by year deals. that's what Messi wanted.

[@Flumenow]

@@gustaaf1892 the last contract messi signed was in 2017?

[@gustaaf1892]

@@Flumenow You are right. I thought I had read that he was only committing to one year deals, but that may have been from now on.

[@alphanjr1025]

la liga tried to bend the rules but for that they needed a vote and all the clubs needed to agree but barca's good ol' mates madrid rejected it.

[@robinkamboj3111]

@@alphanjr1025 source?

[@claudemakelele2856]

ESPN signs deal with La Liga and same year, Messi, Ramos and Varane leaves. Nice

[@stopdroproll7258]

Thank you for everything Messi! Best of luck GOAT wherever you go!

[@babajideodusanya8843]

He stays.

[@stopdroproll7258]

@@babajideodusanya8843 Puyol just confirmed on Instagram he's leaving.

[@idontmakecontent4870]

@@babajideodusanya8843 Messi is leaving, learn to accept it.

[@ajayjaggernauth8500]

@@idontmakecontent4870 no

[@jaycfc3909]

@@ajayjaggernauth8500 he’s leaving lol.

[@HermSezPlayToWin]

Crazy to think that Sergio Ramos and Lionel Messi can end up at the same club. What strange times we live in. 🤪

[@ft.6806]

Covid time..

[@puthoorjoserinold3228]

@@ft.6806 Thats true 😂😂😂

[@sangtsuilam4302]

Ramos fighting for messi

[@mgee9130]

Ramos would still try to tackle messi for the good old days.

[@nasseryousif1222]

Any team but psg will do

[@nishantrana619]

Harry Kane saw the news and ran bare foot to the training he has been missing 🤣

[@sorxedits7]

Ray Hudson is crying after hearing this news 😂😂

[@abhishekgautam3663]

Ray hudson needs to be respected sir

[@jjryan1352]

"That CVC deal is slippier than an eel covered in VasaLEEEEN."

[@nikhilbhardwaj4719]

@M C 🤣

[@Support-your-local-team]

@M C LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT

[@danielmens7081]

Next season Barcelona without Messi is like cooking without fire 🔥

[@joelgeorge2582]

Lol it's time to switch to Electric

[@veinssss7807]

@@joelgeorge2582 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Sola_Mente]

@@joelgeorge2582 Electric never cooks the same 😞

[@hombredeesmaranque418]

Braithwaite : "am i a joke to you?"

[@karabomothupi9759]

😂😂😂

[@ruokuoroks5042]

Messi deserved a farewell match. What a shame FC Barcelona😭😭😭

[@maxrahul8989]

Thank you for everything you've done for this club, thanks for all the joy. Thanks for making me forget about all my problems for 90 mins. Thank you for proving that magic does exist. You'll be missed but wherever you go, I wish you luck. Gracias Leo💔

[@nhdarling2]

You're welcome, I tried to do my best.

[@babbij7965]

Basically Leo is now overqualified for the soccer world 🙂

[@kabirchohan335881462]

Craig is taking the bait by saying that this looks bad on Messi, that’s exactly what Barcelona want people to think. However, in reality they knew about the wage limit and still continued to sign players before handling Messi’s contract situation. They’re putting this statement out just to save face and make everyone think that “Messi is asking for too much money”, when Barcelona have known what his price has been for nearly a year now…

[@watwat1004]

FACTS!!!!

[@ktom5262]

But he IS asking for too much money, he's greedy. And his daddy Jorge too. It reflects poorly on Messi because the club is in a very dire financial situation.

[@ayoo4117]

@@ktom5262 and who is responsible for Barca being in that situation?

[@ktom5262]

@@ayoo4117 Bartomeu and his goons. So what? It doesn't change the fact that Messi insists on being paid a fortune although the club is almost broke.

[@kristianfjordolesen8918]

@@ktom5262 Messi accepted Barca's first proposal. The financial part was never an issue.

[@qazifaisal1636]

As soon as ESPN got broadcast rights to La Liga, both Ramos and Messi left the league *Cursed*

[@Joes35]

Lol who cares about Sergio Ramos?

[@karimzakaria9621]

Dembele vs Vinicius Jr 😂😂😂😂😂. Yo La Liga is in serious trouble

[@soundofsleep5221]

Ramos was asked to leave!!!

[@souravdeb4325]

@@Joes35 pure football fans do

[@orange_penis]

@@karimzakaria9621 it would be mbappe or benzema Vs griezmann if he performs. Also consider ING that fact now psg wouldn't mind selling mbappe as they could be getting Messi for free now meaning they could just keep mbappe money in their pockets and find a replacement for him for free

[@georgenuamah2424]

Man City: Hey wait a minute! Messi is available and free? Err Harry...

[@webtech7242]

Hope this happen

[@kinbukionline8587]

@ Nuamah Gyae saa 😂

[@ujjawalsingh9739]

Free ? His salary alone would be more than transfer money for most players

[@eo1208]

Free but his salary is gonna be crazy

[@AlbinJi]

@@ujjawalsingh9739 Grealish: £100 million + millions in wages. Messi : less than £100 million in wages and free transfer. At this stage, City could probably afford him, but we gotta see if they change their plans

[@ft.6806]

Best defender in la liga is Bartomeo. He single handedly beat Barca…

[@doctorsam5771]

I'm lowkey very excited to see the reaction when Barca finishes 7th or 8th this season without Messi and plays In Europa league, finally exposing how much deadwood Messi was carrying since 2017.

[@Yukimurasanada29]

As much I wanted to see that, thats very unlikely to happen Barca still have Griezmann who can fill Messi's void, now that Messi is gone Griezmann has the free role on the pitch where he excel the most.

[@rmadridnyc2781]

Pessi doesn't really offer anything to Barca. If Barca finished 3rd this season with him, I'd say they'll finish 4th this season at worst without him.

[@rsj6636]

You really think we’re that bad to not even be top 5 😂 delusional.

[@yafetsolomon2107]

lmao whos going to go above them?

[@ryankhja2646]

7th or 8th? Seriously? We are not that bad. We will obviously get a UCL spot, but without Messi the title is pretty much a dream

[@5IVEGUYSFC]

Barca spent all YEAR trying to convince Messi to stay . Now he wants to and they CANT . Sums up the club

[@oscaroran101]

Pretty much

[@ARJUN-SS]

Bartomeu's Mess

[@slicdon2609]

Some kind of tragedy story.

[@splash8429]

@@slicdon2609 yeah lol. That's a movie right there

[@manzinin1070]

Imagine the other French clubs thinking of the prospect of facing Neymar - Mbappe - Messi. Pure nightmare dealing with these players.

[@keystarmalngiang3258]

This is the saddest 💔day in the history of football 😭

[@sullaybjr]

Barca's history not football 🤪😅🤣😂

[@mr.sushi2221]

Jules just doesn’t want Mbappé to come to Madrid 😭. It’ll be alright barca fans you guys got some great young players. Also Dan said cdc not CVC.

[@kaz2499]

This feels like the Ronaldinho moment before Messi and company took the world by storm. Laporta can hopefully clean up the mess and jumpstart a second generation of elite homegrown barca players.

[@thedon897]

Real sucks rn LOL

[@sharkpredator35]

He’s better off at psg tbh

[@faisal6329]

@@kaz2499 you won't get 3 generational players and the goat out of the academy again.

[@iliasherogamer4114]

@@sharkpredator35 no stop begging for him. Go produce on your own, we produce literally the best players and yall just steal them away shame on you

[@uniquejavii]

Laporta just didn't have enough time to sort out this huge mess that Bartomeu brought upon the club on a whole 😕

[@jonpool9030]

LaPorta is just as much a fraud

[@ryankhja2646]

@@jonpool9030 no laporta has done everything he could. I'm glad he rejected that CVC deal because if you actually look into it, Barca lose money in the long term. Real and Athletic Bilbao are also against this, rightly so. We aren't going to lose that much money, it's not a smart move, don't blame Laporta

[@jonpool9030]

@@ryankhja2646 LaPorta guaranteed Messi's renewal didn't he?

[@jaycfc3909]

@@jonpool9030 Because he wanted to be positive and not scare Barca fans. Did you want him to go out and yell that he will not be resigning Messi? The man did everything he could, don’t blame him.

[@jonpool9030]

@@jaycfc3909 ok then but his priority should have been Messi's renewal before the contract expired, but he didn't do that

[@oliverezra5459]

No Single Massage Of " Good Luck For New Dastination" . 📢 Lionel I Wish You All The Best In New Team. 👍

[@speaknonsense2277]

This is a moment, football will remember forever! Just think about that!

[@MrMooemoney]

If Messi wants to win again PSG is the best place.... Imagine him and Hakim on the right side and mbappe through the middle and Neymar left side while veratti being the playmaker

[@izen3926]

At this point it is kind of likely, I could see him in a psg shirt lmao

[@pierre3615]

City still gonna beat them 🤣

[@dreamrealize642]

U forgot Gigi Donarumma ))

[@yahikoo2808]

Mbappe is leaving

[@lc1777]

Nah, let him go to a club with history

[@wizzer4385]

ESPN SIGNED UP WITH LA LIGA WITH NO MESSI. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rmadridnyc2781]

Messi has left Barcelona not La Liga.. 👀👀👀 I think he could join his buddy Suarez. would love to see Suarez dive and Pessi take all the pens

[@idontmakecontent4870]

unstonks

[@ivan_7076]

They got fitness😂

[@orvilfuentes5444]

@@rmadridnyc2781 impossible the pen merchant is already at Juventus

[@rahul2571]

@@rmadridnyc2781 butthurt Real Madrid moron 🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@besmirmurati2382]

For me if he doesn’t stay at Barca he’ll definitely go to PSG or Man City! BUT I’d love to see him at Man Utd!

[@ashishkumar-gz8vz]

No way glazers are bringing in messi. Thats too competent for them. They would rather prefer taking out some dividends. Utd business for this summer is done. All they want is top 4 nothing more.

[@avishkkashyap8110]

No cr7 is our legacy.

[@tharcisse7103]

Every summer, Barcelona releases a new series of their famous sitcom. Season 4 might be the best yet.

[@qawihossain9861]

Imagine Cristiano and Leo facing off in the Premier League by some miracle. Also, as a Madrid fan, I know how you are feeling, Barca fans. It's an excruciatingly painful moment. La Liga has lost both its titans. Sad to see him go.

[@randomgamer1123]

Our Pain is bigger. Messi has been at Barca since the beginning. Messi also caused Barcelona to be extremely successful, more successful than they had ever been. On the other hand, Madrid were successful since before Ronaldo. Messi flipped Barcelona's entire script. GRACIAS LEO ♥️💙

[@prodigy2591]

@@randomgamer1123 naw bruh Ronaldo leaving Madrid same level

[@arroe8386]

@@randomgamer1123 Messi leaving is obviously bigger because he was there since he was 13, but it's not as if Barca hasn't been successful before

[@viii4555]

It wouldn’t be a miracle for them to sign for a EPL club. The PL is always the most standing out league for players who need a club more than ever…….

[@historianofmanythings4294]

@@arroe8386 hilarious when Barca fans try to make it seem as if they were a small team before Messi came lol

[@Enterthedarkness23]

PSG and Man City calling non-stop to Messi' agent

[@Dom-pw2sj]

A reporter close to City said that they weren’t interested.

[@jaycfc3909]

@@Dom-pw2sj good, they shouldn’t be.

[@Aleu931]

@@jaycfc3909 you worried

[@jaycfc3909]

@@Aleu931 about what tf?

[@Aleu931]

@@jaycfc3909 CITY WINING THE Premier League again

[@papiyaghosh102]

Whatever happens I want that Messi gets to play each and every single game of the season.

[@ryanleech1958]

If Kane turns up for training I will be disappointed, lol Craig.

[@TheGameCritc]

Same. I just want Chelsea to swoop in and grab Kane... . Just not lukaku... please not lukaku

[@Rohit-ez7pf]

@@TheGameCritc Lukaku is much better than Kane.

[@hman8338]

Lukaku is very good.

[@AM2K2]

@@TheGameCritc Craig said that because they have nothing to talk about...he doesn't care where Kane goes, he wants the drama to go on.

[@TheGameCritc]

@@AM2K2 that's very true. I'm just really sad about Chelsea pursuing lukaku. He is a great player and knows the prem BUT he should stay in Italy. It suits him so well.

[@SavageRicktator]

I speak on behalf of football fans around the world growing up in the Messi era. One of the most humble professionals in football who devoted his career, and humility for Barca. Speaking as a neutral I feel privileged in my generation to have witnessed Messi growing up in La Liga

[@kevinjohnson9533]

Great statement .

[@e7ectric390]

Yes brother we were blessed to watch him. We will not see another.

[@diocomaglinte4991]

PSG right now: *IT'S SHOWTIME*

[@aburabaah7126]

It is very wise decision that leo did. He need better midfield squad, and assist maker's Like iniesta, Xavi, & Dani alves did.

[@MichaelHolmgaard]

I love that Craig Burley struggles to name more than a handful of MLS clubs

[@joshs210]

The end of La Liga for the foreseeable future. Mbappe will have to be the face of La Liga for the next years

[@lungelobaba9942]

And haaland

[@rmadridnyc2781]

watch messi go to atletico 🤣

[@fatihk7575]

If messi goos to psg there is a big chance that mbappe will come to real this summer

[@idontmakecontent4870]

Nobody's gonna watch La Liga...

[@ryankhja2646]

@@idontmakecontent4870 fans of La liga clubs obviously will idiot

[@Strikerstation]

I don’t see home leaving, I think the will fix the issue and keep him!

[@Jaheeem]

Me too

[@subhamsarkar3250]

No man he is leaving official page has confirmed that

[@thiagothumbsup8686]

Only if messi willing to cut his salary up to 65%

[@intermediate212]

Not a chance. Barca's official page has already confirmed he's leaving and have posted a few videos honoring his time there. Also, how sad is it that the man who gave 21 years of service to his club will not get a proper send off? Insane.

[@gm4193]

@@subhamsarkar3250 official page where i can i see it bro??

[@YIMKUM]

The end of the video was very emotional🥺

[@abir95571]

*literally any player leaves* Jules : He'll join psg

[@fuzzupuzzu]

the end was the BEST

[@ToxIc-xz2jh]

Let’s see how far Laliga teams goes now 🤣🤣

[@forevermadridsta4833]

I love this channel ❤️😂

[@YeTism]

I’m heartbroken

[@KingUsawaFootball]

ESPN did not get la liga to have no messi games this is BS even if they have to pay his salary 🤣😂

[@redblade37]

La liga really did shoot themselves in the foot. They have 0 big names now other than maybe Greizmann & veteran hazard. Mbappe was supposed to come, Messi was supposed to stay, Holand was thinking of joining and now they got no one. Goodbye revenue. You guys are a joke now.

[@ahnafhabibchowdhury2003]

How is la liga a joke? They had this rule since day 1. La liga didn’t make that rule overnight. Everyone has to follow the rules. It was Barca’s fault that they got themselves into this mess knowing the rules. All the top leagues around the world have got certain rules that every club in their leagues has to follow. Barca didn’t follow that rules so they are getting what they deserved.

[@arhamkhalid5990]

If they changed the rules for a single player, then they would be a joke.

[@mirasarkar4466]

🤡

[@vivekkg39]

@@ahnafhabibchowdhury2003 every league has some sort of flexibility in FFP. Only Laliga is being set to stone and it is applied now this season, wasn't there earlier and you can't expect a club to decrease their wage will by more than 50%. League needs to give Barca some flexibility because this mess is not this board's fault.

[@heroiskenderbe5666]

Don't worry, La Liga will be fine.

[@a_kaiyum10]

I was never ready to hear this news 💔

[@msarmad5217]

Lol, Jules is really touchy about Messi joining any club other than PSG :D

[@raghavadilip]

El Clasico 2021 : Vincius Jr Vs Antoine Griezman

[@cobrakaineverdies4888]

Benzema: don’t pass it to Vincius

[@amritsingh4251]

nah it's going to be Burger man Hazard vs Braithwaite lmao

[@knandez7__821]

@@amritsingh4251 🔥😂

[@TheyCallmeKi]

Pep called villa and asked for a refund straight after this news 😂

[@vendettaff__]

Lol

[@rmadridnyc2781]

tbh they should keep Grealish, he's only 25 he would offer a lot more than a 34-year-old washed Messi who doesn't offer much beside penalties

[@PadmeGaveMeHIV]

@@rmadridnyc2781 you’re so happy the guy that guy who destroyed your club in his prime is finally leaving (:

[@draca8100]

@@rmadridnyc2781 from your prescritpion i guess your talking about Penaldo lol. 40 year old Messi can offer twice as much as grealish can xdd

[@doctorsam5771]

@@rmadridnyc2781 A 34 year old washed guy who just swept all the accolades in South American football and is frontrunner for his 7th ballon d'or 🤡🤡.

[@ibrahimzulfiquar668]

Best career any footballer has had with any club ❤️ Best of luck GOAT

[@cliffordthebigreddawg8088]

@Fergal Fox and that would just be there opinion. Everyone has an opinion on who they think is the GOAT and they're not wrong. However a more factual argument is comparing statistics to determine the GOAT and Messi stands out above the rest in that department.

[@a_ster9992]

At one my club signed grealish and at other this news is really heart breaking

[@BC-mj7gj]

Bartomeu had all these cooked for many years. He finally succeded. Messi is the greatest player of all time. His love and loyalty for Barca is never a doubt but him leaving is good because he would waste another year under Koeman

[@jonpool9030]

Greatest Barca player of all time sure

[@BC-mj7gj]

@@jonpool9030who's better than him?

[@rmadridnyc2781]

greatest? He isn't even the best LM10

[@BC-mj7gj]

@@rmadridnyc2781 who is?

[@viii4555]

It’s remarkable Messi stayed loyal to a tinpot club this whole time, hence why he’s the 🐐…,

[@frederickkay4308]

Imagine Him joining up with Ronaldo.... Shirt sale's alone with the best Two in the world...... Make's business sense

[@neighborhood_agent47]

Makes business definitely, but not so much towards competition that’s been there ever since the two began being compared as the greatest, and as for fans, the two always played their best as oppositions...... 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@rodycaz8984]

ZERO chance of it happening.

[@theMad_Artist]

Juve's debt is terrible rn, never happening

[@frederickkay4308]

@@rodycaz8984 Shirt sales would tell a different story

[@rodycaz8984]

@@frederickkay4308 Messi doesn't need Ronaldo to sell shirts. Messi will sell shirts anywhere he goes. Your argument makes no sense. He's not going to Juventus.

[@sethgriffith-sawyer7803]

I'm sorry, but I was not letting Messi off the phone until we came to some sort of resolution. Even if that meant me calling other players and telling them we have to release them on the spot

[@hasnainkherani8540]

That guy looks like Jerry gergich from parks and rec 😂

[@AdityaT03]

If this really is some kind of powerplay between LaLIGA and Barca/Madrid, I support the LaLIGA. Teams cant go around skirting the rules just because they are financially ahead of others, it makes for unfair competition and poor sportsmanship. GO LaLiga.

[@ggpickazzo2341]

Essay to said from a fan of other league...

[@geraltofrivia1577]

With the new deal of cvc badca,rm/barca lose 10 % of their tv revenue for 50 yrs,800 million in total and they cant join the super league. And u see everything is money.neither laliga nor barca/rm is pure.i just see messi stuck in teir power play

[@AdityaT03]

@@ggpickazzo2341 Well are you okay with the fact that 2 clubs just because of money strength get to be excluded from what supposed to be fair play for all 20 teams in the league?

[@bookmarkmybrain6799]

My dear friend, they have a point. Easier for other league fans to say because their league administrations are smart enough to relax the FFP and wage cap rules. La Liga is being run by a bunch of noobs, who are forcing clubs to comply after a pandemic has rocked the football world. Ridiculous.

[@cornerpocket7077]

easy to say while man city has spent close to a billion and oil money now runs most of the big teams in football....

[@bigtik5233]

The fact that Barca is losing him for free is one of the worst management debacles of all time in any sport. Not like they didn’t know about the debt they were in, should’ve done a Messi/Mbappe?Neymar? Swap when they could have or sold him

[@viii4555]

This is why Barcelona will never be one of the biggest clubs in the world, they’re not properly managed……

[@idontmakecontent4870]

Messi is probably staying, but if this is true, they wouldn't know they would be forced to sell Messi. He wasn't the problem. This comment is delusional...

[@cappyjones]

Dan Thomas! Smart sport coat, mate!! 👍

[@tejpalsinghpatil1410]

i will again watch this after on 1st of september

[@bluefun22]

The tagline for that should’ve been white Shaka said…” if this lineup does not win the champions league… football has failed”

[@femmy820]

If Messi goes to PSG, the French title race will be over by February. It is just too much firepower. Still hoping that Barca find a way to work this out with him.

[@AP-bo1if]

yeah what a pointless move it would be.

[@Moped23]

He could still join barca but if he does he will join mid-season but i think that big teams like mac city will try to get him

[@berg1287]

February? That's too nice, make it December

[@Username-mn7pc]

@@AP-bo1if just like Ronaldo at Juventus just for winning Serie A

[@AP-bo1if]

@@Username-mn7pc winning serie A and french league, two entirely different things

[@ayanavakar]

honestly, I want him to win everything in last few years and get a glorious retirement. so, messi to psg/city !

[@Cornelius87]

So you're telling me this current squad is over the salary cap but previous squads that were stacked were not?

[@iAiannn]

Even after an official announcement they all picking Barca LMFAO such is the love Messi has inherited in Barca.

[@CryptoXavi]

More so because they just signed with La Liga 🤣 and losing Messi would be a big loss for la liga and espn

[@kevincordoba-llanos4856]

Dam, wonder if espn is regretting buying those la loga rights 🤣

[@TK-fl1on]

Probably are😂

[@foreverone_geo]

Bruh. I was having a good day until I heard about the news.

[@domx-2737]

They promised they will bring Neymar They said Suarez is their best forward They promised major signings to get trophies They promised Messi will renew blah blah blah

[@soccer0928]

One way to man city, we can use him as a striker if Kane won’t make it

[@felishamartinez8802]

Coward team use that oil

[@dominicboblooch4648]

@@felishamartinez8802 and psg isn’t? Keep crying

[@iaxdy9822]

@@felishamartinez8802 People love to say this, but to be fair, Man City have been very successful this last decade. Their revenues are now very high. They have spent a lot of money, but nothing crazy by English standards. Just sour grapes by the sounds of it.

[@soccer0928]

@@asuhdude6668 stop crying 🤔😭

[@iaxdy9822]

@@asuhdude6668 How is that different from Man Utd and Chelsea? Man City ain't far ahead of other English teams. Its not like in France where PSG blow all other French teams away who barely can rub a penny together.

[@sebbes7054]

they expected other la liga clubs to pay for a part of messi's new contract because of his "pull" which is shameful, and Barce only have themselves to blame for how they approached the past couple years with recruitment.

[@ffqqz]

blame shitomeu (bartomeu), laporta got left with a shipwreck and he's tried everything. since bartomeu has driven barcelona into crisis, even the la liga money won't help with the renewal barcelona is billions in debt

[@Football.nation_edits]

An 18 minute video for a minute of what I wanted

[@rodriquemcbean5606]

I believe when i see it

[@ptdrzl8718]

I’d be interested to see Grealish, Kane, and Mahrez/Silva/Sterling against Neymar, Mbappe, and Messi…

[@sirblessed7148]

As a matter of fact that would be great being a city supporter. It would be a delight to my eyes. Today's day was actually a gret start for me coz man City announced the signing of grealish. Hope the best for Leo wherever he goes.

[@thiagothumbsup8686]

Kane is happening, bcos i would interrupt City financial fair play. They can't proceed with another 100m transfer fee

[@thiagothumbsup8686]

*not

[@tarekblaugrana1053]

sad too see that oil money took football over...

[@arunkumaarpoongothaiprabha5020]

@@thiagothumbsup8686 Messi is a free agent... It's only wages they need to discuss.

[@josiahtavares976]

Need Sid Lowe asap

[@michaelmarcello3198]

would be Epic if he goes to Juve even for 1 season.

[@olithan2803]

"aggrandizement of the club" every starts elbowing each other and starts giggling 🤣🤣🤣

[@prabhatsingh2014]

I just realised that if he goes to PSG he will be reunited with his best mate Sergio Ramos 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 .

[@mr.sushi2221]

Sergio Ramos and Messi respect each other.

[@alansmith4655]

Training would be interesting 😂

[@rahul2571]

Ramos used to get humiliated 2-3 times in a year .... Now he'll get humiliated everyday , multiple times 😂🤣😂🤣

[@ryankhja2646]

Ramos said he believes Messi is the GOAT and has utmost respect for him, despite their Clasico clashes in the past if he goes to PSG I believe they will become great friends there

[@dadisajo9]

@@ryankhja2646 no ramos sais cr7 os the goat

[@orienbharath1641]

Imagine Messi and Ramos in Paris best friends who would have thought it lol.

[@A7Lopez]

My thoughts exactly. Together they can destroy Barca and RM

[@spark556]

They bought 4 major players already and have to pay the wages of Neymar and Mbappe. Now Messi as well? 🤡

[@omairsh8]

Ramos has always respected Messi a lot as a player and even said he would love to play with him,so it would actually work out well

[@kobemeriez7860]

@@omairsh8 Dude they dont like each other at all😂😂Messi hates Ramos after 2018 every elclasico was the fight with him and messi

[@bluest.9320]

@@spark556 Any thing is possible with careless owners who throw money left and right, at least city and Chelsea invest in young players modestly

[@ArbazKhan0010]

I would be okay to see him in any other jersey than the PSG. Because going into Ligue 1 would clearly be a step down for him. Man City would be a perfect choice.

[@prabirnaskar7957]

Now this is the most emotional moment for Messi fans because without Messi Barca is nothing 😭😢😖

[@dhrubadipdas2553]

Who cares about barca.. We care about messi... Wherever he plays I'll support that club

[@prabirnaskar7957]

@@dhrubadipdas2553 That's true bro I agree with you

[@leonsolace7]

why would the club post a statement with tribute videos and such? I don't think this is a power play but it could make a U-turn if they figure something out. Like Shaka said though, I'll believe it when I see him in another club's shirt and kicking.

[@hisroyalmajestysonofgandal4668]

Because if it is a power play you have to make it believable. If the other side doesn't believe you it isn''t much of any play.

[@mohammedjunior4732]

@@hisroyalmajestysonofgandal4668 simple facts

[@pertamakedua3771]

Join city please! I wanna see messi playing as a pure false 9 again, not messi as a winger.. Pep is the Only manager who really knows how to maximize messi's ability

[@jorgeandrade783]

This might be a power play but he’s already left. It’s up to him whether he will sign something again which is very much a possibility he won’t because he has been wanting to leave for some time. So considering he’s been desperate to leave and now he has done so I don’t know if he will want to shackle himself to them again when it’s been so hard for him to leave

[@spideyfan7154]

which team is he gonna transfer to maybe man city or PSG or maybe chelsea