Lionel Messi rocked the soccer world on Tuesday after he reportedly advised Barcelona in a fax that he wants to end his contract with them. Thought to be one of many best gamers ever, Messi has spent his whole profession on the Camp Nou and his need to now depart the membership amid inner turmoil has instantly sparked speculations as to the place the Argentine ahead can be headed subsequent. Nevertheless, amid the intense switch discuss, Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders got here up with a hilarious tweet, asking Messi if he’d wish to don their jersey forward of the 13th version of the cash-rich league.
Re-tweeting a information report on Messi’s potential new vacation spot, KKR on Wednesday tweeted a morphed picture of the Barcelona star and wrote: “Mr. #Messi, How about donning the Purple and Gold?”
Nevertheless, KKR might face some competitors for Messi’s signature from Indian Tremendous League facet Kerala Blasters.
“Messi decides to depart sooner or later earlier than our Wednesday announcement,” the Blasters teased on Twitter earlier on Wednesday.
Manchester Metropolis, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan are among the clubs to have been linked to Messi, who’s among the many best gamers in historical past and has wages to match, with a reported weekly wage of almost a million euros.
ESPN reported that Messi spoke final week with Manchester Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola a couple of potential transfer. A Barcelona-based Brazilian journalist additionally mentioned Messi desires to play underneath his former Barcelona coach.
Promoted
Messi joined Barcelona’s youth academy on the age of 13 and made his debut in 2004 as a 17-year-old, earlier than occurring to attain a club-record 634 objectives.
(With inputs from AFP)
