7th August It's all gonna get very Messi

With the news that Lionel Messi is parting ways with Barcelona after 20 years sending shockwaves around the beautiful game, football fans up and down the land are indulging in their ultimate fantasy that the world's greatest player might swap the sun kissed beaches of Spain for the chance to get his shins kicked to shit on the hail swept mud baths of England

Speaking to Grace Under Pressure, FIFA 21 video game expert, Gizza Pass, revealed, "Messi has the football world at his feet and could chose to play for any team in the world. He could plump for Paris St Germain and link up M'Bappe and Neymar. He could chose Chelsea and pockets some of the millions Roman Abramovich's very deep pockets are filled with." 

"Or he could show he really is one of the worlds best players by coming to play at wild and windy Wigan on a wet Wednesday in January.  We won't be able to match his current salary but he can have all the pies and Uncle Joe's mint balls he can eat."

At the time of going to press Grace Under Pressure wishes to alert its readers not to confuse Wigan's attempt to sign Lionel with Barcelona's salary policy which is regarded across the football world as very messy indeed.



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