"Have you got your bags packed already?"
Whenever they met, Lionel Messi would joke with Lautaro Martinez, asking if his Argentina team-mate would be joining him at Barcelona.
It was early 2020, and Barca were on the lookout for a replacement for Luis Suarez, with Martinez having become their top target for the following season.
Messi was an integral part of the whole operation to lure the Inter Milan forward to the Camp Nou.
At some point, it looked like the deal was pretty much done - but then came the Covid-19 pandemic and suddenly it fell through.