THREAD

Leo Messi is the hottest topic of the world affairs & sports sector right now. After having stayed at Barça for 17 years, he's on verge of leaving keeping his unquestionable loyalty aside. But where did it go wrong & how did it start? Let's look into the it closely!

In my honest opinion, he deserves to leave peacefully & respectfully if he wants to desperately & unfortunately. No need of all of this fuss. Bartomeu clearly wants to paint Messi as the villain here. But do we believe the legacy of Messi or the circus of Bartomeu?

Catalan paid-media evidently tries to bend the context & present made-up facts to manipulate people. But I'm not Bartomeu & here, I'll be speaking honestly. A court case seems inevitable at this point, so I'll keep updating the thread until the saga reaches its conclusion!

August 3rd, 2017: Neymar joins PSG for better salary & solo-stardom, leaving Messi hurt & the entirety of Barcelona unstable under a defensive-minded manager named Ernesto Valverde.

September 7th, 2017: Iniesta denies a new contract with Barça after paid reports by Bartomeu emerge online. Sort of like the Dani Alves saga. Not everyone is as lucky as Xavi was while leaving...

April 10th, 2018: Barcelona suffers a humiliating defeat against AS Roma in Champions League knockout, making it their third in three consecutive seasons after spending millions on the likes of Coutinho & Dembele.

Summer of 2019: Barcelona spend hell load of money on players again without examining their needs or requirements. Yet, the squad was below average & everything depended upon Messi as usual.

Also summer of 2019: Neymar saga v2. Lasted for around 4 months. But in the end, Barcelona failed to reach an agreement with PSG. It was clear Bartomeu never wanted Neymar & therefore, the lie irked Messi further.

17th August, 2019: La Liga begins as Barcelona got outplayed by Athletic Bilbao miserably. It was the start to what ended up as the worst season ever since 2007-08.

January 9th (to 14th), 2020: Atletico defeats Barcelona after a stellar Messi show in Spanish Super Cup, that leads to the departure of Valverde & arrival of Setien, a move Messi didn't see well with his eyes.

February 2nd, 2020: Again, it's Athletic Bilbao who dominantly knocks Barcelona out of the Copa Del Rey!

February 4th, 2020: Abidal, the sporting director, criticises the dressing room that irked & forced Messi to speak publicly against the board for the very first time in his career.

February 18th, 2020: Pique rubbishes the agenda-based comments of Marçal Lorente, a right-hand man of President Bartomeu & a famous journalist, by calling him "titella" (Catalan of "puppet).

March 1st, 2020: Under the newly appointed manager, Quique Setien, who showed a lot of promise & strictness became the prey of Real Madrid in a humiliating 2-0 defeat.

March 30th, 2020: The COVID19 pandemic is rising & agendas were spread that Messi refuses to take a pay-cut. But Messi cleared the doubts by saying it's a lie & that, he's already accepted it alongside others.

June 29th, 2020: After weeks of rumours & negotiations, Arthur is forced to leave Barça for Pjanic, a move which irked Messi to some extent.

July 3rd, 2020: @La_SER reports "Messi's plan is to leave Barcelona after fulfilling his contract. No intention of renewing." Although, nobody believed it as President Bartomeu kept on saying he'll renew soon enough.

July 4th, 2020: Reports emerge that Leo Messi is apparently tired with every leaks surrounding him that emerge from the club itself. He's had enough.

July 16th, 2020: A shocking defeat against Osasuna led to the 34th La Liga title for the Blancos after the restart. Despite having done everything, Messi couldn't do it all alone.

July 17th, 2020: Real Madrid officially wins the La Liga for the 34th time. Barcelona now had just one trophy to fight for but Messi says the squad isn't good enough to fight for it.

August 14th, 2020: The demise of Barcelona, in the brutal hands of Bayern. 8-2. That was the final nail in the coffin. Expected, yet, shocking.

August 17th (to 20th), 2020: Setien sacked, Abidal resigns & Koeman takes over. Scapegoating as usual. All the moves seen with not so satisfied eyes of Messi.

Also August 17th, 2020: THE MESSI SAGA BEGINS with Marcelo Bechler, the same journalist who reported Neymar's departure to PSG, saying Messi is all set to leave Barcelona in a few days. Nobody believed him as usual.

August 24th, 2020: Leo's BFF Luis Suarez's contract is set to be terminated much deservedly but disrespectfully. That might have or might have not hurt Messi one way or another.

August 25th, 2020: The burofax saga begins. Messi was tired of the burden he was asked to carry & asks the board to facilitate his departure in a dignified manner. His lawyers say he's eligible to leave for free in fact. His decision was concrete & irreversible at this point.

August 26th, 2020: Man City emerges as the leaders to sign Messi with Pep, Ferran & Txiki being the masterminds. Meanwhile, President Bartomeu refuses to resign. Though reports say Bartomeu's resignation won't stop Messi anymore.

August 27th, 2020: Juventus, Inter Milan, Manchester United & Paris Saint-Germain are practically ruled out of signing Messi as he wants to play only Under Pep Guardiola & his exciting Sporting Project at Etihad.

August 28th, 2020: Fanbase remains divided over the decision with most being the supporters of Messi. Man City keep on watching as they prepare for an offer. But to our surprise, Messi asks for a meeting with Barcelona. The pressure was real. But Bartomeu refused to meet.

August 29th, 2020: "Pay the €700M release clause or no talks", said the Barça board. Though Messi's lawyers proves there's no such release clause present anymore. Man City seems closer than ever now with their preparation of presenting the offer at fullest.

August 30th, 2020: Paid agendas by the Catalan Media & rumours keep on the rise. Meanwhile, Messi doesn't attend the PCR test & first training session of the 2020/21 season at Barça! His father, Jorge Messi, is scheduled to arrive at BCN later to meet with the club...