5 reasons why Lionel Messi will be effective for 5 more years

#3 Barcelona won't let him go and Messi will benefit from it

Barcelona have a lot of plans for the upcoming transfer windows, or at least we hope they do. After missing out on several of their targets, the Catalan giants will be ready to splash the cash to bring in some quality reinforcements to bolster the midfield and attacking ranks.

While all of this is happening, Barcelona will be hoping that they wouldn't need to tie Messi to a rope and threaten him with a blade so that he won't move out. Imagine this Barcelona team sans Messi trying to mount a challenge on all fronts.

So it's a given that La Blaugrana will try to make the greatest player of his generation stay put by hook, line or sinker. This will, in turn, benefit Messi. The diminutive Argentinian genius has been a one-club player and the La Masia philosophy is his credo.

It's not that Messi will struggle elsewhere for we all know that players across the world have been disgraced and humiliated by his magic. But at the age of 30, leaving the place that's been your home all your life is set to trigger a whirlwind of emotions and the freshman tag just won't suit Messi.

Also read: Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo - season by season comparison of their goal scoring records

About the author

Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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