Horacio Gaggioliwho was the first representative of Leo Messihas made a surprising statement regarding the Argentine striker. The agent revealed that real Madrid and Arsenal They went to look for him when he was only 16 or 17 years old, but he explains that the Flea decided to stay in what ended up being his home for 20 years: the FC Barcelona.
Messi’s famous contract with Barça, on a napkin
Gaggioli Como was part of the famous meeting with FC Barcelona to sign Leo in 2000, which was captured on a napkin. “Real Madrid were interested in him when he was young, he was 16 or 17 years old, but Leo never wanted to leave Barcelona,” Gaggioli revealed in an interview with ‘Kooora’. Even Arsenal were interested, but Messi was convinced that he would make history with the Barça shirt, and so it was.
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Curiously, Real Madrid was one of his favourite rivals: he has scored 26 times in the 45 matches he has played against the Whites, in which he also recorded 14 assists.
