Not PSG and City, the giant team that wanted Messi after his departure from Barça

Lionel Messi said goodbye to FC Barcelona in August 2021, after Joan Laporta, president of the club, failed to speak to him and broke off negotiations with Leo's entourage. Now, the European team that wanted to sign the top winner of the Ballon d'Or was known (7) little was known about the departure of the Blaugrana set. Not only PSG and Manchester City were interested. 

Guillem Balagué updated the official biography of Lionel Messi, which includes a chapter on the departure of the captain of the Argentine team of the Blaugrana team. In it, it is detailed that Laporta broke off the negotiations under the pretext of "not wanting to risk" the economy of the Catalan team, although Leo agreed to lower his salary by even 75%. 

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After confirming his departure, PSG immediately contacted him to present a formal offer. Days before, Manchester City also explored the possibility of signing him, but the arrival of Jack Grealish prevented Pep Guardiola from meeting again with the ‘10’ of the Albiceleste.

Now, it is confirmed that another club tried to convince Messi, and it is not the typical teams one could figure, it is in fact a team nobody expected, which is why once it got revealed, it was a mediatic explosion on social media.

Which team was interested in the current PSG striker?

It's about Atletico Madrid. In the biography of Lionel Messi it is mentioned that Diego Pablo Simeone, coach of the ‘colchonero’ team, asked Luis Suárez to talk to the 'Flea'. Nevertheless, Leo gave a resounding no to the possibility of going to the Spanish capital, since he did not want to compete against Barcelona in La Liga.