Horacio Gaggioliwho was the first representative of Leo Messimade a surprising statement about the Argentine striker. The agent revealed that real Madrid and Arsenal They found him when he was only 16 or 17 years old, but he explained that the Flea had decided to stay in what had been his home for 20 years: the FC Barcelona.
Gaggioli Como was a participant in the famous meeting with FC Barcelona to sign Leo in 2000, captured on a napkin. “Real Madrid was interested in him when he was young, he was 16 or 17 years old, but Leo never wanted to leave Barcelona,” Gaggioli reveals in conversation with ‘Kooora’. Even if Arsenal wanted, but Messi was convinced that he would make history in the Barça shirt, as he did.
Surprisingly, Real Madrid is one of his favorite rivals: he scored against them on 26 occasions in the 45 games he played against the whites, during which he also scored 14 assists.
Source: La Verdad
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