Former Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria has revealed what he did when he found out Lionel Messi wanted to quit FC Barcelona in this transfer window.
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The Blaugrana captain wanted an Exit from the Camp Nou earlier in this window, but was ultimately forced to stay by president Josep Maria Bartomeu.
Messi, 33, decided against going all out to get his wish to leave as that may have meant taking Barcelona to court to resolve the situation.
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His Argentina colleague Di Maria has now revealed that as soon as he discovered Messi wanted to quit the Blaugrana, he sent him an image that showed how the six-time Ballon d'Or winner could line up in the Paris Saint-Germain squad.
"The first thing I sent Messi when I found out he didn't want to continue at Barcelona was an Instagram capture where I told him how PSG could play with Messi," he told Argentina-based station Continental.
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Messi was most closely linked with Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, who could be in for the Argentine again in 2021.
