It’s been a wild week or so for FC Barcelona and its fans. Lionel Messi, the biggesticon in the history of the club and one of the greatest players of all time, told the team that he intended to leave right away. Now, it seems like he’s going to stay put. Obviously, the millions of memes and reactions collapsed social media in the wake of his announcement.
There was a lot of speculation regarding whether Messi was going to leave Barcelona or not. He allegedly had some talks with Pep Guardiola and Manchester City and the Citizens were ready to make a move for the Argentine playmaker.
Fans had flooded Twitter to demand Josep Maria Bartomeu’s resignation as team president, following their humiliating 8-2 thrashing vs Bayern Munich, Luis Suarez’s departure, and now Messi’s decision to leave.
�� Abrimos un hilo de vídeos con las mejores frases de #Messi en la entrevista a @GoalEspana.
¿Qué le llevó a querer irse del @FCBarcelona_es? ¿Por qué ha tardado tanto en romper su silencio? pic.twitter.com/3Wfk4ZbbHB
— Goal en español (@Goal_en_espanol) September 4, 2020
In fact, the controversial executive said that he was willing to leave Barcelona as long as Messi decided to stay and publically stated that he was the reason why he wanted to leave in the first place. Bartomeu wanted to sue Messi for not fulfilling his contract and it seemed like this situation was going to go on for months.
Earlier in the morning, his father and agent Jorge Messi claimed on a statement that the player could leave Barcelona this season. Then, number 10 posted a video claiming that he has no intention whatsoever of taking this matter into court, and therefore, he’s going to stay in the club that has been his home since 2000.
Messi Stays: Funniest Memes And Reactions
So Messi stays…
Time to roll this bad boy out �� pic.twitter.com/rjBstP9jdj
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) September 4, 2020
Bartomeu said let Messi speak first pic.twitter.com/1aHNYnK5CL
— DP (@dphdofficial) September 4, 2020
��️ Lionel Messi: I am staying because I can’t perform outside Spain. pic.twitter.com/2RnSWA2IEf
— P/R Football (@prfootbaII) September 4, 2020
A visual representation of what Lionel Messi just did to Bartomeu. pic.twitter.com/ShHKk1hnEU
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) September 4, 2020
Bartomeu when he sees Messi in training tomorrow pic.twitter.com/2EhjaM6AZk
— Vicky too much Grace ���� (@VickyShegzy) September 4, 2020
BREAKING: LIONEL MESSI IS STAYING AT BARCELONA �� pic.twitter.com/7ppemSTH4h
— SPORTbible (@sportbible) September 4, 2020
Messi’s statement to the Barca fans that he’s staying pic.twitter.com/aXCSboJV60
— Pøgba Senior (@TheSaItIsHere) September 4, 2020
Messi when he sees Barcelona let Rakitic, Vidal and Suarez go but not him pic.twitter.com/d73PJO23Lk
— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) September 4, 2020
Lionel Messi’s transfer saga summed up: pic.twitter.com/VIusA5C1sG
— Footy Humour (@FootyHumour) September 4, 2020
Messi: “I’m staying at Barcelona!”
Man City fans: pic.twitter.com/ZwPW1EuqFd
— The Ringer (@ringer) September 4, 2020
Messi really faked a whole transfer saga just to make people forget 8-2 ������ pic.twitter.com/XjQtsx3qmk
— Jay (@Jay_RMA) September 3, 2020
When Bartomeu sees Messi at the training center pic.twitter.com/klluwmN5J8
— �� (@Barzaboy) September 4, 2020
It seems like Barcelona fans can breathe and relax, at least for now. The team is yet to make a big name signing this season but, at least, they won’t lose their all-time leading goal-scorer and most legendary player.
