It has now been nearly a month since Barcelona announced that its superstar, hero, and icon was leaving.
And now, for the first time in his professional career, Lionel Messi has taken the pitch wearing a jersey that wasn’t Blaugrana.
The Argentine will have the time of his life linking up with longtime friends Neymar and Angel Di Maria, as well as young superstar Kylian Mbappe (if he stays). His former club, however? They have a daunting, daunting task ahead of them.
In the past weeks, Koeman and the squad have tried to distance themselves from the Messi news.