In 2014, Messi decided to move to Stamford Bridge after FaceTime call with Mourinho. Chelsea and Real Madrid were ready to pay €250m release clause as per @DiMarzio @SkySports https://twitter.com/sujoy_pritam/status/1316776819731820544

However, it was the involvement of his father and agent Jorge and former team-mate Deco that made the deal with Chelsea collapse like a "soap bubble that bursts and vanishes in thin air" despite personal terms being agreed with Chelsea as per @DiMarzio

It's also claimed Real Madrid president Florentino Perez tried to secure Messi on the same basis a year before Chelsea, but the Argentine turned down the approach because of his status at Barcelona per @DiMarzio