"That's worse than any 2: 8": Lionel Messi wants to leave FC Barcelona

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Lionel Messi says goodbye to Barcelona: "It could be the football bomb of the summer"

SPAIN

"AS": "There has been too much glorious history, the most glorious of all time for Barça, and it all ends like a tear in the rain. Neither Messi nor football deserved such an end."

"El Periódico": "War between Messi and Barça. The war has started. With a first unexpected step by the star, who had been hurt by Josep Bartomeu for many months. He blames the president for the club's decline."

"Mundo Deportivo": "The bomb Messi: He wants to leave! It is the chronicle of an announced divorce."

"El Mundo": "Corrupted End of an Era"

"Marca": "Leo Messi has just told the club that he wants to leave the club, that he no longer feels comfortable at Camp Nou, which was his kindergarten from an early age - and that's worse than any 2: 8."

ENGLAND:

BBC: "Sure, every club in the world would take the opportunity to recruit the Argentine superstar. But his situation is complicated and realistically only a few candidates have a chance to secure his signature."

"Mirror": "The loss of Messi would be a catastrophic blow for the club on and off the field, and they absolutely want to keep what is arguably the greatest player of all time seems to have reached the critical point, and after Tuesday's bang, despite the club's attempts, it is difficult to imagine that there is a way back. "

'Guardian': "Unsurprisingly, minutes after the bombshell that Messi was leaving Barcelona, ​​Manchester City were named as an early favorite to sign. Pep Guardiola and Messi have both won the Champions League with Barça twice, and it may be tempting to band together to win the trophy again. "

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International media speculate where Messi could switch: One option is probably Manchester City, where former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola works

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ITALY:

"La Stampa": "It could be the football bomb of the summer."

"La Repubblica": "If it were to be had for free, there would be a race among all the greats in Europe. Inter has already started (...) to dream of the prank of the century. (...) And Juve? You hardly just stand by. They worked on Suárez there, in fact you can dream of Messi and a free transfer by bringing the sponsors into the game, as has already happened with Ronaldo (...) But also Guardiola and Agüero at Manchester City dream of hugging Messi again to shake off the Champions League curse. "

"Gazzetta dello Sport": "The Messi shock" (...) "It's difficult to imagine a sadder, more self-destructive, even more surreal ending: that Leo Messi informs Barcelona that he wants to leave now and for free (.. .) The relationship between Messi and Barça, which will now be continued through lawyers and maybe courts. A relationship that seemed indissoluble and eternal. "

FRANCE

"L'Équipe": "And what if Neymar, after doing everything he could to answer Lionel Messi's call to Barcelona for a year, welcomed his former cronies to PSG?"

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