The Messi and Ronaldo Transfer Saga: It was 2021 summer, and the transfer window was still going on. Football, let alone the whole world, was suffering from COVID-19. Matches were played inside closed, empty stadiums, and it affected the whole economy of the sport worldwide. One of the most affected clubs in the world was Barcelona. And that’s when they decided to take the necessary measures, which was not so pleasant either for the club or for the players.
The Messi and Ronaldo Transfer Saga: The Story of a Million Heartbreaks
When August hit, almost three years since Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid, another shocker hit right at the head of La Liga: the news of Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona. A lot of questions were raised: How can he leave? Why did he leave? Wasn’t he supposed to retire at Barca? Questions born from hearts wounded and startled are mostly unanswered. La Liga lost two of the greatest players in football history in the blink of three years. And those wounds are still fresh for a lot of fans around the world.
When the whole world was shocked, Barcelona players were no different. It was more hurtful for them than anyone else, as they were a family. When Leo didn’t show up to the training session unannounced, they knew something wasn’t right. But little did they know that the ‘not right’ was escalating into ‘so wrong’ in no time.
Lionel Messi’s former Barcelona teammate Sergi Roberto recently opened up about the situation when Messi’s move to PSG was announced.
“Leo Messi’s departure shocked me a lot. Neither I nor my teammates expected it. We thought he was going to renew. It’s been a few years now, but nobody knows what really happened in those days. I thought he was going to play here his whole career. Leo Messi is the best player in the club’s history, in football history… You expect to see him the next day in training, but suddenly he’s not there. It’s like the club was starting from scratch. He was part of all of the good years for the club. You never see him talk about how he’s the best, how important he is to others. He always looks out for the team’s best interests.”
Sergi Roberto
When Cristiano left Real Madrid in 2018, after winning his 5th Champions League, one of the messages from the fans summed up perfectly how badly the world would love to see these players continue in Madrid and Barca shirts.
“Sad that one of the greatest players the world has ever seen is leaving my club. Sad that we would never see that celebration in the famous white shirt. Sad that the wow factor he brings to the team will be gone. Sad just because I really like the dude.
“I’ll really miss Ronnie. I will. I haven’t loved a player this much since Ronaldo Nazario. And I know those Italian defenders are about to witness greatness. Or nightmares. Their perspective, not mine.”
The Last Dance
While Messi is now enthralling Miami with his magic, Cristiano Ronaldo is showering the Saudi Pro League with goals. But it is never gonna be the same as when these two were at Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively. They left behind one heaven of a story that the world of football will never forget. The greatest rivalry in the history of the sport, which lasted for more than 15 years, has finally come to an end. Wherever they are gonna have their last dance, their most remembered dance will be the one for two of the greatest clubs in the world who never happened to like each other.
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