After 21 incredible years at the Camp Nou, Lionel Messi has said goodbye to Barcelona.
Over the last two decades he has achieved everything that was to be achieved in the Barcelona shirt and has become a legend of the club in the process. One of the best players in the world will start a new chapter outside of Spain, something that many did not expect to see. Here we take a look at the 21-year-old path that has brought us to this point, a path which has gifted us with the greatest Barcelona player of all time.
On 17 September 2000 a 13-year-old - Lionel Messi traveled to Barcelona with his father to sign for Barcelona. At just 1.48 meters tall, the youngster did more than enough in a test match to convince the coaches that he had to sign, and the rest is history.
