The unthinkable replacement that FC Barcelona has if Lionel Messi finally leaves to Manchester City

Lionel Messi doesn’t really know what will be happening in his future. The Argentinian legend made cleared his intentions to leave a couple of months ago, but president Josep María Bartomeu closed the exit door for him. With Bartomeu out, things may change now.

Messi has a contract remaining with FC Barcelona until June 2021 and is still thinking on the move. Manchester City know about the chaos that the Spanish club is going through and will try to take advantage of the situation in order to sign Messi. At the end, it will always depend on the player’s desire.

20 years have passed since Messi was a kid that arrived to Barcelona. And, after him turning to a legend, he wants to leave. Barça is already thinking on who might be his replacement, but despite many think that there will be a top signing on the transfer window, the reality is very different.

As Barcelona doesn’t have a huge amount of money to invest, they are looking forward to replacing Messi with some of their youngest top figures. Ansu Fati and Pedri are both now considered non-transferable and Barcelona will protect them and finish forming them in order to substitute their all-time greatest player.