They said he was the new Lionel Messi, now he sells children's clothing to survive

Lionel Messi confirmed that he is the best player in history, after winning the World Cup in Qatar with the Argentine team. In addition, he started the season in a spectacular way with the PSG shirt. However, on more than one occasion an attempt was made to compare him with players who had a fleeting appearance during the productive life of the top Ballon d'Or winner (7). Now, one of the footballers they called the 'new Messi' sells clothes to survive.

It treats of the Israeli Gai Assulin, the one who was directed by the very same Pep Guardiola in the FC Barcelona. He arrived at La Masía very young and his talent impressed more than one. Thiago Alcántara, current Liverpool player, mentioned that he was "the most talented footballer" that he saw in the culé youth system.

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Immediately, they began to say that his ability on the field of play is compared to that of Lionel Messi. "To every team I went to, they saw the comparisons with Messi and thought that I was going to be like him and score 50 goals a year, so the comparison was not positive," he said years ago in an interview with 'The Guardian'.

What is Gai Assulin, the 'Israeli Messi', currently doing?

After playing for clubs like FC Barcelona and Manchester City, as well as being in countries like Romania, Israel, Kazakhstan and Italy, at the beginning of 2022 he was left without a club. Currently, he owns a children's clothing store with his wife and plays indoor soccer from time to time.