It was the news several had organized for mere months in the past, still as the new LaLiga period approached and whispers circulated of an agreement on a new deal amongst Barcelona and Lionel Messi, no a person predicted the bombshell that dropped on Thursday: Messi will not return to the Catalan club.
Breathe. Deep breaths, Barca admirers. Try to remember the fantastic instances.
2000 ➡️ 2021
Messi’s time with Barcelona has occur to an close. And what a run it was 👏 🐐
(by way of @FCBarcelona) pic.twitter.com/utyKo0V60R
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 5, 2021
Thank you, Leo. pic.twitter.com/cdS9xWe8Me
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 5, 2021
With that sentimentality out of the way, social media immediately moved on to what actually matters: The place will the Argentina captain participate in subsequent? The transfer current market has grow to be the beating heart of soccer summers, and Twitter’s pulse raced in reaction to Barca’s bombshell.
Exactly where to future for Lionel Messi? 🤯 pic.twitter.com/6c2iZ9xE5V
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 5, 2021
C’mon Messi ya rasta
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) August 5, 2021
Admirers around the planet promptly tagged their favourite golf equipment in determined pleas to go get Messi, and teams manufactured their conditions for why the 34-12 months-previous should join them.
RIP to each team’s notifications
— San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) August 5, 2021
If you spam “Announce Messi” sufficient, you can manifest this into existence. Thems the regulations. 👇 pic.twitter.com/TJwiSk2PKQ
— Toronto FC (@TorontoFC) August 5, 2021
Fab we advised you to preserve it quiet ahead of we announced it 😏
— Bray Wanderers FC (@BrayWanderers) August 5, 2021
Hey Messi… we feel you would in good shape correct in pic.twitter.com/mmNJr4upb5
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) August 5, 2021
The Minor Standard 2. signed ✍🏽#leomessi 🙃 pic.twitter.com/K4PcUDUuQx
— Vodafone Warriors (@NZWarriors) August 6, 2021
Lakers followers hearing the news about Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona 😂😅 pic.twitter.com/FMZdDZNPuF
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 5, 2021
We’ve acquired our money on the Lakers.
