Talent, of course, is Messi’s unparalleled talent, which makes Barcelona make this investment that determines the pattern of world football in the next 20 years. It has made a great football star and Barcelona’s brilliant achievements in recent ten years!
Messi showed great talent from an early age.
Messi was born in Rosario, Argentina in 1987. There are four children in the family. Messi is the third, with two brothers and one sister.
Messi liked to play with the ball when he was just able to walk. At the age of 5, Messi began football training, and the first coach was his father. In the contest with children of the same age, once the skinny Messi controls the ball at his own feet, it is difficult for others to take it away. As for a series of passing off the other owner, it is even more common for Messi. In short, little Messi is the most dazzling star on the football field.
In 1994, at the age of seven, Messi became a member of the youth team of Newell old boys Club, where he received professional football training. Coincidentally, Diego Maradona played in old boys, Newell in 1993-94, where he adjusted his state to prepare for the 1994 World Cup. I wonder if the king of the ball ever noticed that gifted 7-year-old boy? However, after 26 years, Messi showed the old boys No.10 jersey that Diego Maradona once wore to pay tribute to the king.
Messi showed unparalleled football talent during his training at old boys Club. No one can stop him on the court. Messi is considered as a future superstar. But at this moment, Messi’s idol is not Diego Maradona, the king of the ball, but Amar, the "clown" of Riverbed.
Messi’s illness is not intractable, mainly because of money.
Just when little Messi grew up happily, there came a thunderbolt-like news.
At the age of 11, Messi was diagnosed with developmental hormone deficiency, that is, "growth hormone secretion deficiency", commonly known as "dwarfism". This disease directly affects Messi’s height growth. The 11-year-old Messi looks as tall as a child of 7 or 8 years old.
From a medical point of view, the disease is not difficult to treat, and timely injection of growth hormone during the growing period can ensure the normal growth of height. The main problem is that the cost is too high. At that time, the monthly treatment cost was $1,000.
This money is unbearable for Messi’s poor family. Messi’s father later said in an interview:
"Argentina has the best beef and cheese in the world, but they don’t belong to us. Messi grew up eating potatoes and carrots, and went to play football after drinking soup without oil foam, but he knows better than anyone! I will never forget the day when we got the diagnosis result. It was very cold, and we stood in the street. Messi was expressionless and looked unusually calm. I know that Messi knows better than anyone, and the family has no ability to let him treat. "
Although Newell old boys Club is a traditional strong Argentine team, it doesn’t spend a lot of money like those big clubs in Europe. And for an 11-year-old child, they are not willing to take risks and pay huge investment. After all, no one can guarantee that Messi will become a star in the future. Another riverbed club that followed Messi for a long time also gave up after learning the news.
For Messi, this means that he will not only be unable to become a professional player in the future, but even lead a normal life will be more difficult.
The agreement on the napkin locks Messi’s future.
Just as the Messi family was in despair, things turned around.
Messi, after all, has a great talent for football, and he has become famous in Argentina at an early age. In 2000, under the recommendation of famous agent Ming Gauriat, Messi went to Spain for a trial training at Barcelona Club. At this time, at the age of 13, Messi was only 140 cm tall. At that time, it was predicted that Messi might be only 150 cm tall as an adult if he did not receive treatment. However, Messi’s excellent technology and great talent conquered rexach, then the technical director of Barcelona. He thought that little Messi had a bright future and would be a legendary superstar across the ages!
However, the problems faced by Newell old boys Club also plague Barcelona. Is it worthwhile to invest heavily in a boy who is only 13 years old and has a disease?
On December 14th, 2000, rexach and Messi were having dinner in a restaurant. At this time, the old Messi duly told rexach that if Barcelona were unwilling to accept Messi, they would try their luck at Real Madrid.
Rexach was shocked to hear the old Messi say this. In order to keep Messi, rexach asked the waiter for a napkin without the permission of the club and wrote down the famous "napkin contract":
As the technical director of Barcelona, I promise that although there is no agreement at present, once the conditions are met, we promise to sign Messi immediately.
Messi finally stayed, and later the Barcelona Club made a detailed treatment plan for him, and the expenses were naturally borne by the Barcelona Club. Messi also received the best youth training in the world in La Masia. In order to better take care of Messi’s life, Barcelona also arranged a club job for Messi’s father.
It can be said that Barcelona has immeasurable kindness to Messi’s growth!
The most successful deal in rexach has brought Barcelona more than ten years of glory.
Under the care of his father and Barcelona Club, Messi not only developed his skills rapidly, but also gradually caught up with normal people in height. By 2003, the 16-year-old Messi was 168 cm tall.
This is a great height, Diego Maradona, romario, Harvey and other superstars are all of this height!
On October 16th, 2004, 17-year-old Lionel Messi made his debut for Barcelona’s first team in the 82nd minute in the La Liga match against Espanyol, under the watchful eyes of 34,000 rivals in the same city.
A series of subsequent events are very familiar to everyone. Up to now, Messi has made 776 appearances for Barcelona, scored 670 goals and assisted 268 times, and won countless honors for the club, including four Champions League, and Messi himself has also won six golden balls, breaking countless scoring records.
Even if Messi leaves Barcelona this season, he will be the greatest player in the history of the club!
All this comes from rexach, a discerning Bole, who changed Messi and Barcelona Club. Later, rexach was the head coach of Barcelona in 2001 -2002, but his teaching performance was not outstanding. It seems that he is better at being a scout or a youth training coach.
Write it at the end
In 2017, Messi held a grand wedding with antonella, a childhood friend. They had three children together. Now, is the success of career and the happiness of family unimaginable to that skinny boy?
