Neither Ronaldinho nor Puyol, the player Messi admired when he arrived at Barça
The culé element that impressed the current captain of the Argentine team from the beginning is uncovered
Lionel Messi arrived at FC Barcelona at a very young age and was able to share a dressing room in the early years with players like Ronaldinho, Samuel Eto'o, among others. However, now it is revealed who was the culé element that impressed from the beginning the top winner of the Ballon d'Or (7), who made history in the Catalan team, where he won 35 titles, including four Champions League and three Club World Cups .
Josep Minguella, one of the characters who brought the 'Flea' to Barça, spoke on 'Super Deportivo Radio', where he confessed which player admired Rosario when he arrived at the current leader of the Spanish league. Although he was with legends like Ronaldinho, Puyol, Xavi Hernández or Andrés Iniesta, another element left the captain of the Argentine team speechless.
“Leo had just arrived in Barcelona and he came to a barbecue at my house, where several first-team players also came, including (Juan Román) Riquelme. I have the image of Leo, 14 years old, in a corner, looking at Riquelme as if he were seeing a soccer God," Minguella confessed.
Will Lionel Messi return to FC Barcelona after the end of this season?
The '10' of the Albiceleste has not yet confirmed his football future. The 'Flea' ends his contract with PSG in June and the newspaper 'Sport' revealed that Kylian Mbappé would have asked the board to work on Leo's continuity until 2024. For their part, the culés are working on the arrival of new sponsors for manage to offer a seductive offer to the environment of the best player in history.
