Shock for Barcelona fans .. Messi held a phone call with Mourinho!
The British "Sun" newspaper revealed that the Argentine star Lionel Messi made a long phone call with Jose Mourinho when the latter was technical director of the English Chelsea team in the summer of 2004, during which the "flea" asked to play under the leadership of the "exceptional coach."
Today, Thursday, the newspaper said, quoting Sky Italia, "Messi wanted very much to play in a team led by Mourinho, who was at the top of the football scene and caught attention in the technical area with Portuguese club Porto, who led him to win the European Champions League in 2000, before moving to the English League ".
The newspaper added: "Messi's wish was not fulfilled because he was not yet 17 years old."
The new information circulating in the European arena now sparked widespread controversy between the Barcelona and Madrid fans, especially since Mourinho was the archenemy of the Catalan club when he trained the royal team and ignited the Spanish atmosphere between the two rivals.
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