Lionel Messi has let his longtime team Barcelona that he wants to leave amid the rumors of a potential transfer to Manchester City. Messi has been with the team for almost 19 years and has been with them his whole career. Additionally, he was on Barcelona’s youth teams before making his debut with the professional team back in 2004. Messi has played 485 games for Barcelona and has scored 444 goals.

Manchester City is the frontrunner to obtain one of the best soccer players of all time. Whoever receives Messi will instantly become a top contender for any championship and receive lots of media attention. This will completely change the soccer world and go down as one of the biggest sports moves in history.