Lionel Messi is being linked with a shock Manchester United transfer - and not for the first time. Messi was linked with the club briefly as a youngster rising through the ranks at Barcelona.
Aged just 20, he was asked directly about reports linking him with the Old Trafford club and poured cold water on speculation.
He insisted he was happy at Barcelona and “realised his dream” - but things have now taken a drastic turn. After a glittering career at the Nou Camp, he has grown disillusioned with the way the club is being run and, after three straight years of humiliating Champions League exits, he has declared his desire to leave.
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