Towards an earthquake in world football? The Brazilian journalist, who revealed Neymar's move to PSG, reported that following the humiliating defeat against Bayern Munich, the flea had already met with the Catalan management and asked to leave the ship after 20 years • Both sides have not yet issued an official response

• Leo Messi. After 20 years?

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Leo Messi has informed the Barcelona management that he wants to leave the team immediately. This is the news published tonight (Sunday) by a Brazilian journalist living in Barcelona that shook the world sports media.

There has been much talk about the future of the Argentine star after the 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich on Friday that left him without a European title since 2015, but Messi himself did not speak at the end of the game and hinted at his intentions to continue on the road.

In recent days, many speculations have surfaced about the 33-year-old's next move - some have claimed he will stay at the club despite everything while others have talked about tempting offers from Inter and Manchester City - but the news released tonight sounds highly credible.

Leo Messi. Want to abandon the ship? // Photo: AP 

The journalist who published it is the same one who revealed Neymar's move to PSG at the time, and according to his report Messi met with the club's management and demanded to leave immediately. The sources who passed the news to the reporter, and are inside the club, say that Messi has never looked more desperate than the team like these days.

They claim he is unhappy with the sporting project planned for next season and that the straw that broke the camel's back was the defeat to Bayern Munich. There is still no official response from any of the parties involved, and it seems that in the coming days we will know definitively whether Messi will indeed leave Barcelona after 20 years.