Soccer-What next for Messi after Barca departure?


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Copa del Rey - Final - FC Barcelona v Valencia - Estadio Benito Villamarin, Seville, Spain - May 25, 2019 Barcelona's Lionel Messi reacts REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) - In a bombshell development, Barcelona announced on Thursday that superstar and six-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi would leave the club after 18 years.

The Catalan side said that financial regulations imposed by La Liga would prevent them from retaining their highest-ever goalscorer, which begs the question: what next for Messi?

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