Fans outside Messi’s house ‘devastated’ over Barcelona exit

On Sunday, a tearful Messi bid farewell to the club he spent his entire career with.

Barcelona fans gathered outside Lionel Messi’s house, eager for a glimpse of the club’s greatest football player, have spoken of their sadness at the Argentinian leaving after 21 years. The date before, on Sunday, a tearful Messi bid farewell to the club he spent his entire career at. Messi said he had agreed to a 50-percent pay cut in order to stay at Barca and sign a new contract but was unable to finalise the deal due to the Spanish league’s financial control rules and the club’s huge debts.