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The other factor that we have to look at is Messi's recognition of where Barcelona is. He is only 27, yes. He does love Barcelona, yes. But would he bare seeing the club up close and personal for much longer given all of the mess ups they've had recently? He knows he might be 29, or even 30 years old when Barcelona are finally able to rebuild their aging squad and start consistently winning trophies due to the transfer ban. Is he really going to enjoy playing for an inconsistent squad that is changing formations and managers every week? Even with higher wages?

Chelsea gives him several things: a great city, a rising club/challenge, and the opportunity to earn actual new trophies. Being friends with several of our players already helps.

Add to that the Adidas and Turkish Airlines sponsorships and Abramovich's desire for Chelsea to eventually be seen as "England's Barcelona" and it could all work. If he were to go anywhere, WHERE else would make sense?

I still think the pieces are there.

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When the rumour started...

They began 2015 in turmoil after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld FIFA's ban on them signing players for the next 12 months and are now in full-blown meltdown with Messi one of several senior players at loggerheads with Luis Enrique, who could be replaced as early as Wednesday despite the board's original intention to give him two games to save himself.

The players' biggest complaint towards the manager, who is yet to name an unchanged team this season, is that they don't know where they stand with him.

Messi, Neymar and Dani Alves were all given two extra days' holiday over Christmas only to then be told when they returned that they had not trained enough to play the first game of the year.

Messi's desire to play in every match something that Pep Guardiola nearly always made sure he did means he took the decision badly and failed to show for training on Monday complaining of gastroenteritis.

Sick to the stomach of his manager would be another interpretation; the two men are believed to have argued both during Friday's training session and on Sunday in San Sebastian.

Monday's session was open to the public with school children still on their Christmas holidays allowed to watch their heroes train, but Messi was at home following Chelsea on Instagram instead.

He also follows Beyonce and Manchester City so it would be taking it too far to see such a move on social media as a 'come and get me' message but the timing was telling all the same.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2898481/Barcelona-blown-meltdown-Lionel-Messi-unhappy-Luis-Enrique-sold.html

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