Twitter Users Mock Barcelona Following Messi’s Departure

Six times Ballon d’Or winner, Lionel Messi has left his boyhood club, Barcelona after both parties failed to agree a new contract terms.

Lionel Messi and FC Barcelona weren’t able to solidify a new contract, which means the star forward won’t re-sign with the club, according to an official statement.

The football club via their website had the following announcement to make following the news that broke:

Despite the club and Lionel Messi having reached an agreement and the clear intention of both parties to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen because of financial and structural obstacles (Spanish Liga regulations).

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FC Barcelona wholeheartedly expresses its gratitude to the player for his contribution to the aggrandizement of the club and wishes him all the very best for the future in his personal and professional life.

Whiles Barca fans are lamenting on Messi’s departure, other fans making fun of the whole story on Twitter.

On Twitter trends, Messi is trending with 1.68m tweets as many Twitter users are having the last laugh.

See some of the reactions below;

https://twitter.com/TF_898/status/1423362214702977024?s=20

https://twitter.com/AidenUtd_/status/1423362600960761858?s=20

https://twitter.com/bob_tuga/status/1423363238742396938?s=20

This particular pic made us aware that Leo Messi will leave 😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/hwWMTQiEeI

— Kojo Darko🇬🇭 (@kojodarkoo) August 5, 2021

https://twitter.com/teletubby__/status/1423362284672491527?s=20

Messi reading texts from Aguero after he made him join Barca pic.twitter.com/t9xnDtrKkz

— Mattia (@MattiaCFC) August 5, 2021

Barcelona fans waiting for Messi to say the news about him leaving the team is fake news😭😭😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/crp7IBkfNw

— ՅeՇk😈🔫 (@damnitbeck) August 5, 2021

This is worse than a breakup… Lionel Messi 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/xd3bcivqwN

— Mayowa Olagunju ❁ (@iam_doctormayor) August 5, 2021

https://twitter.com/darth_zidane/status/1423363671472939016?s=20

https://twitter.com/awedavid_/status/1423363027693457413?s=20

Source: GhArticles.com