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Lionel Messi leaves Barcelona.
After 16 incredible seasons at the Camp Nou, the Argentine is finished.
He has fallen in love with the club project and wants to move on for a new challenge.
The news shocked the world of football. Many fans expected Messi to stay at Barça forever as a single club player.
But it seems that this will not be the case. Manchester City are the favorites to sign the South American superstar, while Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain are said to be in the running.
If Messi really leaves, Barcelona will have to replace him, and fast. After all, they are facing losing a player who has scored 638 goals and provided 195 assists in 850 games for the club.
Those are pretty unrealistic statistics. So who would be in a position to tie up the forward’s boots and replace him once he’s gone?
Well, according to the latest betting odds, 10 big names have emerged as favorites to go to Camp Nou. Look at them:
- Neymar – Odds 7/4
- Sadio Mane – 7/4 odds
- Jadon Sancho – 5/2 odds
- Kylian Mbappé odds – 3/1
- Lautaro Martinez 7/2 odds
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – 4/1 odds
- Raheem Sterling – 5/1
- Memphis Depay – 2/11
- Harry Kane – 6/1
- Paulo Dybala – 6/1
That’s a list full of superstars, right?
GIVEMESPORT’s Ollie Browning says:
It seems that Barcelona will really have to prepare for life after Lionel Messi. A good first step would be to bring in a world-class replacement, and quickly.
Some of the names in the list above are more likely to move than others. Martínez has long been linked to a move to the Camp Nou, for example.
Like Neymar, who could return after three seasons at PSG … but will he really want to play without Messi at his side?
Other names on the list are less likely to move.
Mbappé, Sancho, Sterling and Dybala would demand huge transfer fees and Barca is unlikely to have the money to finance such moves, especially if Messi walks away with a free transfer.
All of this, of course, depends on the Argentine leaving. But if he gets to walk, replacing him with quality will be a real headache for the Blaugrana.
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