It all started with a burofax.
In it, Messi announced to Barça his desire to leave the club but, after two weeks in which the Argentine has not attended the club's training sessions and even called Guardiola to try to play for Manchester City, he has decided that, finally, remains in the Barcelona team.
But unhappy: as he has announced in an interview with Goal.com, he will remain at Barcelona to avoid going to court against the team or having to pay the 700 million of his contract termination clause.
An hour after the announcement, "Messi" was already the first trending topic on Twitter.
Meanwhile Messi pic.twitter.com/TST1q45zsK
- Unlimited Soccer (@futbolsinlimi) September 4, 2020
For two weeks, Messi has been Schrödinger's cat in football: he was at Barcelona and he wasn't, he was at Manchester and he was still with the Catalans.
After this uncertainty, thousands of people have wanted to comment on their final decision in networks.
And many have done it with memes and jokes: imagining how their return to training will be unhappy, the reactions of the Madridistas ... or even citing the disco hit
La Tusa
: "So much crying for nothing."
Messi vs. termination clause
MESSI: "I want to leave Barça"
BARÇA: "no, we are going to trial"
MESSI: "ah, then I'm staying"
Right 1-0 Messi
- Crazed Jurist (@Juristanloqcido) September 4, 2020
Like me.
It seemed that she was leaving and in the end she stays.
pic.twitter.com/ShJXtp1Wl1
- Coronavirus (@ CoronaVid19) September 4, 2020
The lesson that Messi leaves for all of us is: When you want your father to get you out of some trouble or get you anything ... CALL NEYMAR'S FATHER.
- Dani Martínez (@danimartinezweb) September 4, 2020
when messi is told to stay in barcelona to avoid paying 700 million pic.twitter.com/cws01EDmVC
- bautizita el cocas (@bautizita) September 4, 2020
The two weeks of uncertainty, in pictures
Lionel Messi in the summer 😅 pic.twitter.com/aIrKtJxTDk
- Offside (@ESPN_FDJ) September 4, 2020
The role of Lionel Messi and Barcelona with Bartemou, Griezmann and company.
Graphic description ... pic.twitter.com/SvLxI7qKzF
- CoronaVirus Colombia 😷🇨🇴 (@iCoronaVirusCol) September 4, 2020
Messi's departure.
pic.twitter.com/gRs57AWzSS
- David García-Asenjo (@dgllana) September 4, 2020
They capture this image of Messi with the Barcelona fans ... pic.twitter.com/02zUPbW1v4
- Juanma Rodríguez 🇪🇸 (@juanma_rguez) September 4, 2020
Messi stays in Barcelona ... Here are the exclusive images pic.twitter.com/UJhmARzcHz
- La Sampaoli (@LasampaoliTW) September 4, 2020
Reaction from other teams
Messi stays.
The celebrations in Cibeles are suspended
- 🎙 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗦𝗮́𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘇 (@ David74Sanchez) September 4, 2020
Griezmann and Guardiola knowing that Messi stays.
pic.twitter.com/2WkUEQz5Po
- Zona_Blaugrana (@Zona_Blaugrana) September 4, 2020
Madrid fans celebrating Messi's departure.
pic.twitter.com/MPs0dsZ4To
- David García-Asenjo (@dgllana) September 4, 2020
The kid who bought Messi's trout shirt at City: pic.twitter.com/kxpb3k1J68
- Lauti (@Lauti_ese) September 4, 2020
Messi and Barça from now on
* Messi stays in Barcelona *
Messi going to train pic.twitter.com/g3E0ZMfgjP
- El Sir 🌱 (@Sir_Mathius) September 4, 2020
Messi is the proof of why one cannot tell the truth about a friend's girlfriend when they break up, then they come back and one is the monster.
- Víctor Medina (@nanutria) September 4, 2020
The truth is that Messi has said truths like fists in the interview.
pic.twitter.com/vmTydnWHku
- Torren (@Torren__) September 4, 2020
Griezmann after thinking he was going to be the star of the team but sees Suarez and Messi training again pic.twitter.com/zOORYYES4r
- KingAnsu 🤙 (@KFatismo) September 4, 2020
We are all Messi
When I swear to God I send it all to hell at work but then I start doing the math.
pic.twitter.com/dUvyHy9lur
- hlbchr (@hlbchr) September 4, 2020
Messi we are all pic.twitter.com/DJkJUXL7Mo
- Almost, Fede 🤷🏻♂️ (@fedepiri_) September 4, 2020
We have all done Messi's when we were 16 years old, threatening our parents with leaving home.
Then you do the math, you see that it is not so easy and you think about it
- Enrique Ballester (@eballester) September 4, 2020
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