Lionel Messi Shocks Football World With Transfer

• Football Star Lionel Messi has officially kicked his last football in a Barcelona Kit

• The Catalan club on Thursday evening confirmed that Messi would be leaving the club after a dramatic breakdown in contract talks

• Barcelona thanked the football legend for his contribution to the club over the years and blamed the contract talks breaks down on “financial obstacles” in a statement released

The football world is shaken! It has been a long time coming but it is finally here.

One of the greatest footballers of all time, Lionel Messi is set to switch clubs after a contract breakdown with Spanish giant Barcelona.

FC Barcelona confirmed the development in an official statement that was released on Thursday evening.

The football club claimed that both parties were interested in signing the contract but it could not be completed due to financial constraints.

“Despite having an agreement reached between FC Barcelona and Leo Messi and with the clear intention of both parties to sign a new contract today, it will not be possible to formalize due to economic and structural obstacles (regulations of the Spanish League),”

Spanish newspaper MARCA had earlier published a report that claimed that both parties were distant in negotiations.

Barcelona has thanked the player for his contribution over the years and wished him the best for the future.

This Lionel Messi saga is likely to cause a shakeup in the transfer market as a host of clubs will be set to battle for his signature.

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Last year when the star announced plans to leave, he was linked with suitors like Paris Stain Germain and Manchester City.

Many will expect the above clubs to remain frontrunners for his signature.