Goodbye chronology; thus began the end of the Messi era with Barcelona
Lionel Messi leaves Barcelona: What in August 2020 seemed would not be a reality, now it is. A little less than a year after it became known that Lionel Messi had communicated to Barcelona that he wanted to leave, this August 5, 2021, his departure from the Catalan entity was confirmed.
Lionel Messi: The Barcelona Years 😢 pic.twitter.com/vbH7t2nraq
— Goal (@goal) August 5, 2021
The end of Messi’s era as a Blaugrana began on August 25 last year, when the Argentine informed Barcelona via burofax that he wanted to leave the club.
At that time it was reported that the South American forward asked to use the option contained in his contract to automatically terminate it at the end of each season.
𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗡𝗔
You can’t spell Barce ona without Lionel Messi 😞 pic.twitter.com/VWitWeO8dE
— Goal (@goal) August 5, 2021
The uncertainty of Messi’s future at Barcelona continued in the following days, it was even announced that Manchester City City would seek his signing. The rumors increased after the Argentine will be absent from the team for several days and will not report to Ronald Koeman’s first training sessions.
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What’s next for Messi 
To all the above must be added the issue of Josep Maria Bartomeu. Who even offered his position as president if with it Messi remains, in the end, the Catalan left his position, which was held by Joan Laporta.
La Pulga’s father arrived to Barcelona to discuss his son’s case. That same September 2, he answered with a simple “Difficult” , to the question of whether Messi could end up staying with the club that saw him born.
Messi’s historic run with Barcelona comes to an end ✊ @brfootball pic.twitter.com/urGTvMMNE5
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 5, 2021
It was until Friday, September 4, that Messi broke the silence and affirmed in an interview with Goal. He remains to fulfill the contract until 2021, the date that FC Barcelona always defended.
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Messi’s last season as a culé was 2020/2021. And it was just on June 30 that Messi stopped being a Barcelona player.
This after officially concluding his contract that linked him to the club and which he no longer renewed.
