Idman.biz
In 2014, the English club "Chelsea" was very close to realizing one of the biggest transfers in football history. It concerns the possible move of Argentine national team and "Barcelona" legend Lionel Messi to London.
Idman.Biz reports that the well-known insider Fabrizio Romano has released a statement about this.
According to him, at that time, when Jose Mourinho was the head coach of "Chelsea", the "nobles" made serious efforts to include Messi in their squad.
Romano stated that the "Chelsea" management contacted the Argentine star's close circle to convince him, discussed the terms of a possible transfer with his lawyers, and tried to convince Messi to accept the call from the Premier League.
However, despite all these efforts, the transfer did not take place. The reason was Messi's special attachment to "Barcelona". The footballer decided to stay in Catalonia with his family and continue his career at "Barca".
It is noted that at that time, the owner of "Chelsea", Roman Abramovich, wanted to see Messi as the new face of the club and took serious steps for the transfer. But despite all the desire and opportunities, this plan did not materialize and remains one of the most interesting "what if" stories in football history.
