In the summer of 2021, the entire universe was given the biggest shock ever when Barcelona announced that Lionel Messi would be leaving the club. As it turned out, neither party wanted that, but it was something that had to happen because of Barcelona’s financial precarity at the time.
So, Lionel Messi moved to PSG that summer on a 2-year deal and has gone on to win the Ligue 1 with them and even become the first person to win the Ballon d’Or as a PSG player.
Now, with Barcelona appearing to be recovering from their financial mess, and Messi’s former teammate and friend, Xavi, now in charge of the first team, rumors have started flying that the Argentina captain might move back to Barcelona at the end of the current season.
But while those rumors are yet to be really substantiated, the real reason why Messi wanted to leave Barcelona in the first place has been leaked.
Apparently, back in 2020, when Messi first expressed his desire to leave Barcelona, he provided the then president, Josep Bartomeu, with a list of 9 needs that had to be met in order for him to remain at the club.
Let’s quickly run through the contents that list.