Lionel Messi will be leaving Barcelona. His patience has worn thin after an embarrassing Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich.
The long-rumoured issues with club president Josep Maria Bartomeu and the club board have not been solved – and it seems that the club legend is now aiming to walk away.
That’s despite the best efforts of new coach Ronald Koeman, who was rumoured to have held crisis talks with him earlier in the week.One of Messi’s previous managers will be watching with interest.
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