Could Barcelona forward Lionel Messi end up at Liverpool?
Jose Enrique has suggested on Instagram Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi as a transfer target for Liverpool in the summer transfer window.
The former Liverpool left-back has used photoshop to show Messi in a Liverpool top and holding a Reds’ shirt.
The Spaniard has described the Barcelona forward as the “best player ever”, and has teased the Liverpool fans with a potential transfer idea.
Messi – who earns £500,000 per week as salary, according to The Mirror – has been on the books of Barcelona his entire professional club football career so far and has a contact with the Spanish and European giants until the summer of 2021, according to Transfermarkt.co.uk.
However, according to AS, there is a clause in Messi’s contract that allows him to leave Barca for free in June of this year.
Stats
According to WhoScored, Messi has made 21 starts and one substitute appearance in La Liga for Barcelona so far this season, scoring 19 goals and providing 12 assists in the process.
The Argentine has also made five starts and one substitute appearance in the Champions League for the Blaugrana this campaign, scoring two goals and providing three assists in the process, according to WhoScored.
Unlikely transfer
It is very unlikely that Messi will leave Barcelona, not just this summer but ever, and given the global health pandemic and the economic uncertainty, Liverpool may not be willing to pay the massive wages of the Argentine.
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