Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has posted a goodbye message to his friend Lionel Messi after a deal to keep him at the Nou Camp collapsed on Thursday.Despite being a free agent since his contract expired in July, Messi was expected to stay at Barcelona with his new contract expected to be announced on Thursday after final confirmation.However, the deal and the registration of the player were both blocked by the league due to Barcelona's current financial irregularities.As a result, Messi has left the club after a total of 21 years with Barcelona having originally joined the Spanish giants as a 13-year-old in 2000.In a post on Instagram, Pique wrote "Nothing will ever be the same again.
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