Famous soccer journalist Fabrizio Romano recently shared the most dramatic transfer reporting experience of his career on a talk show - the
Messi leaves Barcelona
Soccer Club Stories. Romano said Messi's departure was the most shocking and dramatic transfer he had ever witnessed.
Romano recalls, "The most dramatic was undoubtedly Messi's departure from Barcelona. I remember vividly that crazy day when Messi's contract extension with Barcelona was almost ironclad and the contract was all ready to be signed." He describes the scene as Messi returned to Barcelona after the Copa America, ready to sign a new contract, and everything seemed to be going according to plan. Even Barcelona's official announcement had been scheduled to be released at 8:00 p.m. that night, and Romano had all the evidence and inside information in his hands to be sure that Messi would renew his contract with Barcelona.
However, at 4pm on the very same day, Messi met with Barcelona president Joan Laporta and was told that the contract extension agreement could not be implemented due to financial problems. Barcelona had failed to get approval from the La Liga league and had failed to meet Financial Fair Play requirements, and the only option was for Messi to leave.
Romano lamented, "Imagine the shock of those hours in Barcelona, it was a crazy day. I can still feel the shift in mood from the reports of Messi's contract renewal to learning of his departure, and at that moment Messi was the symbol of Barcelona."
This recollection not only reveals
Messi leaving the team
The complexities behind the situation have also brought back the unpredictability and drama of transfers in the soccer world. Messi's departure is undoubtedly one of the most influential transfers in the soccer world in recent years, which has not only changed the future of Barcelona, but also had a profound impact on the pattern of the entire soccer world.
